Proverbs 24:29

Modern

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Traditional

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

Literal

Do not say, “According to what he has done to me, so I will do to him; I will return to the man according to his deed.”

Latin

Ne dicas: Quomodo fecit mihi, sic faciam ei; reddam unicuique secundum opus suum.

Hebrew

English

Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”

Saying 4: Do not twist the truth, even for revenge (see Proverbs 6:19; 12:17; 14:25; 19:28; 24:23–24; 25:18).

This addendum to the thirty sayings of the wise (Proverbs 22:17–24:22) includes five more sayings.

Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Romans 12:17–21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
Proverbs 25:21–22
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Matthew 5:39–44
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;
2 Samuel 13:22–28
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
Judges 15:11
In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.