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Proverbs 24:29

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24:29Do not say, “I will do to him just as he has done to me;

I will pay him back54 according to what he has done.”55

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  1. 54 Heb “repay to the man.” The verb is שׁוּב (shuv), which in the Hiphil stem means “to restore; to repay; to return” (cf. , , “I’ll get even”). The idea is that of repaying someone for what he did.
  2. 55 Rather than give in to the spirit of vengeance, one should avoid retaliation (e.g., Prov 20:22; Matt 5:43–45; Rom 12:9). According to the Talmud, Hillel said, “Do not do to others what you would not have them do unto you” ( Sanhedrin 31a).

In other versions

ESVEnglish 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.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;

I’ll pay them back for what they did.”

CSBChristian 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.”

NLTNew 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!”

LEBThe 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.”

KJV 1900King 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.