Proverbs 24:29

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God] : for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 And Absalom spake unto Amnon neither good nor bad; for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar. 23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should he go with thee? 27 But Absalom pressed him, and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28 And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now, when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon, then kill him; fear not; have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
  • Judg 15:11 : 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: 22 For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.
  • Matt 5:39-44 : 39 but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if any man would go to law with thee, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 43 Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:27-28
    2 verses
    80%

    27Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

    28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    79%

    19And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

    20breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

  • Prov 20:22
    78%

    22Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait for Jehovah, and he will save thee.

  • Ps 28:4
    77%

    4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

  • Prov 3:27-30
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    76%

    27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

    28Say not unto thy neighbor, Go, and come again, And to-morrow I will give; When thou hast it by thee.

    29Devise not evil against thy neighbor, Seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.

    30Strive not with a man without cause, If he have done thee no harm.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For the work of a man will he render unto him, And cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men.

  • Lam 3:64
    75%

    64Thou wilt render unto them a recompense, O Jehovah, according to the work of their hands.

  • Rom 2:6
    75%

    6who will render to every man according to his works:

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    74%

    17Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thy heart be glad when he is overthrown;

    18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Fret not thyself because of evil-doers; Neither be thou envious at the wicked:

  • Prov 17:13
    74%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Job 21:31
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    31Who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

    13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

  • Prov 12:14
    74%

    14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; And the doings of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.

  • Col 3:25
    74%

    25For he that doeth wrong shall receive again for the wrong that he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

  • Prov 25:22
    73%

    22For thou wilt heap coals of fire upon his head, And Jehovah will reward thee.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
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    19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore Jehovah reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.

  • Exod 21:24
    73%

    24eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

  • Deut 19:19
    73%

    19then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to do unto his brother: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

  • Rom 12:19
    73%

    19Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath [of God] : for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 24:1
    73%

    1Be not thou envious against evil men; Neither desire to be with them:

  • Job 31:29
    72%

    29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

  • Prov 24:12
    72%

    12If thou sayest, Behold, we knew not this; Doth not he that weigheth the hearts consider it? And he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? And shall not he render to every man according to his work?

  • Prov 24:30
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    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 25:8
    72%

    8Go not forth hastily to strive, Lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, When thy neighbor hath put thee to shame.

  • Prov 26:19
    72%

    19So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor, And saith, Am not I in sport?

  • Luke 6:31
    72%

    31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

  • Lev 19:18
    72%

    18Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    71%

    15See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but always follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.

  • Ps 79:12
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    12And render unto our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    71%

    38Ye have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39but I say unto you, resist not him that is evil: but whosoever smiteth thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

  • Obad 1:15
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    15For the day of Jehovah is near upon all the nations: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee; thy dealing shall return upon thine own head.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    71%

    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 19:21
    71%

    21And thine eyes shall not pity; life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Job 20:18
    71%

    18That which he labored for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down; According to the substance that he hath gotten, he shall not rejoice.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

  • Jer 51:24
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    24And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith Jehovah.