Proverbs 24:29

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men. 18 As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men. 19 Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord. 20 But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head. 21 Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 But Absalom said nothing to his brother Amnon, good or bad: for he was full of hate for him, because he had taken his sister Tamar by force. 23 Now after two full years, Absalom had men cutting the wool of his sheep in Baal-hazor, which is near Ephraim: and he sent for all the king's sons to come to his feast. 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come? 25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Is there any reason for him to go with you? 27 But Absalom went on requesting him till he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. And Absalom made a great feast like a feast for a king. 28 Now Absalom had given orders to his servants, saying, Now take note when Amnon's heart is glad with wine; and when I say to you, Make an attack on Amnon, then put him to death without fear: have I not given you orders? be strong and without fear.
  • Judg 15:11 : 11 Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your hater is in need of food, give him bread; and if he is in need of drink, give him water: 22 For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.
  • Matt 5:39-44 : 39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned. 40 And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him. 41 And whoever makes you go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who comes with a request, and keep not your property from him who would for a time make use of it. 43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:27-28
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    27Put your work in order outside, and make it ready in the field; and after that, see to the building of your house.

    28Do not be a violent witness against your neighbour, or let your lips say what is false.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    79%

    19And if a man does damage to his neighbour, as he has done, so let it be done to him;

    20Wound for wound, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; whatever damage he has done, so let it be done to him.

  • Prov 20:22
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    22Do not say, I will give punishment for evil: go on waiting for the Lord, and he will be your saviour.

  • Ps 28:4
    77%

    4Give them the right reward of their acts, and of their evil doings: give them punishment for the works of their hands, let them have their full reward.

  • Prov 3:27-30
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    76%

    27Do not keep back good from those who have a right to it, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

    28Say not to your neighbour, Go, and come again, and tomorrow I will give; when you have it by you at the time.

    29Do not make evil designs against your neighbour, when he is living with you without fear.

    30Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For he gives to every man the reward of his work, and sees that he gets the fruit of his ways.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.

  • Lam 3:64
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    64You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6Who will give to every man his right reward:

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    17Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

    18For fear that the Lord may see it, and it may be evil in his eyes, and his wrath may be turned away from him.

    19Do not be troubled because of evil-doers, or have envy of sinners:

  • Prov 17:13
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    13If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Job 21:31
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    31Who will make his way clear to his face? and if he has done a thing, who gives him punishment for it?

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
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    12And see, my father, see the skirt of your robe in my hand: for the fact that I took off the skirt of your robe and did not put you to death is witness that I have no evil purpose, and I have done you no wrong, though you are waiting for my life to take it.

    13May the Lord be judge between me and you, and may the Lord give me my rights against you, but my hand will never be lifted up against you.

  • Prov 12:14
    74%

    14From the fruit of his mouth will a man have good food in full measure, and the work of a man's hands will be rewarded.

  • Col 3:25
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    25For the wrongdoer will have punishment for the wrong he has done, without respect for any man's position.

  • Prov 25:22
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    22For so you will put coals of fire on his head, and the Lord will give you your reward.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
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    19And you have made clear to me how good you have been to me today: because, when the Lord gave me up into your hands, you did not put me to death.

  • Exod 21:24
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    24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,

  • Deut 19:19
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    19Then do to him what it was his purpose to do to his brother: and so put away the evil from among you.

  • Rom 12:19
    73%

    19Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not keep a secret watch, O evil-doer, against the fields of the upright man, or send destruction on his resting-place:

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Have no envy for evil men, or any desire to be with them:

  • Job 31:29
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    29If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

  • Prov 24:12
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    12If you say, See, we had no knowledge of this: does not the tester of hearts give thought to it? and he who keeps your soul, has he no knowledge of it? and will he not give to every man the reward of his work?

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?

  • Prov 26:19
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    19So is the man who gets the better of his neighbour by deceit, and says, Am I not doing so in sport?

  • Luke 6:31
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    31Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Lev 19:18
    72%

    18Do not make attempts to get equal with one who has done you wrong, or keep hard feelings against the children of your people, but have love for your neighbour as for yourself: I am the Lord.

  • Prov 11:18
    72%

    18The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

  • Ps 79:12
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    12And give punishment seven times over into the breast of our neighbours for the bitter words which they have said against you, O Lord.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    71%

    38You have knowledge that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

    39But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned.

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    15For the day of the Lord is coming quickly on all nations: as you have done it will be done to you; the reward of your acts will come on your head.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16Do not give false witness against your neighbour.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3Whose tongue is not false, who does no evil to his friend, and does not take away the good name of his neighbour;

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • Deut 19:21
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    21Have no pity; let life be given for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Job 20:18
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    18He is forced to give back the fruit of his work, and may not take it for food; he has no joy in the profit of his trading.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;

  • Jer 51:24
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    24And I will give to Babylon, and to all the people of Chaldaea, their reward for all the evil they have done in Zion before your eyes, says the Lord.