Proverbs 24:29
Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
In Context
28Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?
Cross References
Judges 15:11Then three thousande men of Iudah went to the top of the rocke Etam, and sayde to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistims are rulers ouer vs? Wherefore then hast thou done thus vnto vs? And he answered them, As they did vnto me, so haue I done vnto them.
Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
Matthew 5:39But I say vnto you, Resist not euill: but whosoeuer shall smite thee on thy right cheeke, turne to him the other also.
1 Thessalonians 5:15See that none recompense euil for euil vnto any man: but euer follow that which is good, both toward your selues, and toward all men.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 24:29-30
28 Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. We are here forbidden to be in any thing injurious to our neighbour, particularly in and by the forms of law, either, 1. As a witness: "Never bear a testimony against any man without cause, unless what thou sayest thou knowest to be punctually true and thou hast a clear call to testify it. Never bear a false testimony against… Read the whole commentary →