Proverbs 24:29

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Don’t say, “I’ll do to him what he did to me;I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”

Hebrew Names Version
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

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.

English Standard Version
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."

New American Standard Bible
Do not say, "I shall do the same to him as he has done to me; I will repay the person according to his work."

New Century Version
Don't say, "I'll get even; I'll do to him what he did to me."

Amplified Bible
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed."

World English Bible
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.

Legacy Standard Bible
Do not say, "As he did to me so I shall do to him;I will render to the man according to his work."

Berean Standard Bible
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work."

Contemporary English Version
or say to someone, "I'll get even with you!"

Complete Jewish Bible
Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me, I'll pay him back what his deeds deserve."

Darby Translation
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.

Easy-to-Read Version
Don't say, "You hurt me, so I will do the same to you. I will punish you for what you did to me."

George Lamsa Translation
Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to him according to his works.

Good News Translation
Don't say, "I'll do to them just what they did to me! I'll get even with them!"

Lexham English Bible
Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."

Literal Translation
Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay each according to his work.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Saye not: I wil hadle him, eue as he hath dealte wt me, & wil rewarde euery ma acordinge to his dedes.

American Standard 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.

Bible in Basic English
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Say not: 'I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.'

King James Version (1611)
Say not, I will doe so to him as he hath done to mee: I will render to the man according to his worke.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Say not, I wyll handle hym euen as he hath dealt with me: and wyll rewarde euery man according to his deedes.

English Revised 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.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Seie thou not, As he dide to me, so Y schal do to him, and Y schal yelde to ech man aftir his werk.

Update Bible Version
Don't say, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.

Webster's Bible Translation
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

New English Translation
Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done."

New King James Version
Do not say, "I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

New Living Translation
And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for what they've done to me! I'll get even with them!"

New Life Bible
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me. I will pay the man for what he has done."

New Revised Standard
Do not say, "I will do to others as they have done to me; I will pay them back for what they have done."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Do not say - According to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.

Revised Standard Version
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."

Young's Literal Translation
Say not, `As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Do not say, "Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."

Contextual Overview

²⁸Don't talk about your neighbors behind their backs— no slander or gossip, please. Don't say to anyone, "I'll get back at you for what you did to me. I'll make you pay for what you did!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Say: Proverbs 20:22, Proverbs 25:21, Proverbs 25:22, Matthew 5:39-44, Romans 12:17-21, 1 Thessalonians 5:15

I will do: Judges 15:11, 2 Samuel 13:22-28

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:13 - deceitfully Psalms 119:61 - but I Romans 12:19 - avenge Revelation 20:12 - according

Cross-References

Genesis 24:55
Her brother and mother said, "Let the girl stay a while, say another ten days, and then go."

Genesis 29:5
Jacob asked, "Do you know Laban son of Nahor?" "We do."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me,.... He has falsely accused and reproached me, and bore a false testimony, or suborned false witnesses against me, and I will do the same to him, now an opportunity serves; but as private revenge itself is sinful, so especially when it is pursued in a wicked way;

I will render to the man according to his work; this should be left to the Lord, whose prerogative it is; see Proverbs 24:19.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A protest against vindictiveness in every form. Compare marginal reference.