Proverbs 24:29

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

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  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord. 20 If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad; he hated Amnon because he had disgraced his sister Tamar. 23 Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal Hazor near Ephraim, he invited all the king’s sons to come. 24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?' 25 The king replied, 'No, my son. All of us should not go; we would only be a burden to you.' Although Absalom urged him, he refused to go, but he gave him his blessing. 26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?' 27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons. 28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’
  • Judg 15:11 : 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, "Don’t you know that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?" He replied, "I only did to them what they did to me."
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
  • Matt 5:39-44 : 39 But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also. 40 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. 41 If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. 43 You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:27-28
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    27Prepare your work outside and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.

    28Do not be a false witness against your neighbor or deceive with your lips.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    19If anyone injures their neighbor, whatever they have done must be done to them.

    20Fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth. The same injury that one inflicts on another must also be inflicted on them.

  • Prov 20:22
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    22Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait for the Lord, and He will deliver you.

  • Ps 28:4
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    4Give them according to what they have done, and according to the evil of their deeds; give them according to the work of their hands; repay them their due reward.

  • Prov 3:27-30
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    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due when it is within your power to act.

    28Do not say to your neighbor, 'Go and come back, tomorrow I will give it,' when you already have it with you.

    29Do not plot harm against your neighbor who lives trustingly beside you.

    30Do not accuse anyone for no reason, when they have done you no harm.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For He repays a man for his deeds and brings upon him what his conduct deserves.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.

  • Lam 3:64
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    64Repay them, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6He will repay each person according to their deeds.

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

    18Otherwise, the LORD will see and disapprove, and He may turn His anger away from them.

    19Do not fret because of evildoers, and do not envy the wicked.

  • Prov 17:13
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    13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from their house.

  • Job 21:31
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    31Who will confront him with his conduct? Who repays him for what he has done?

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
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    12Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.

    13May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.

  • Prov 12:14
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    14From the fruit of their lips, people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

  • Col 3:25
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    25But the one who does wrong will be repaid for what he has done, and there is no favoritism.

  • Prov 25:22
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    22By doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
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    19Today you have shown that you dealt well with me, for when the LORD gave me into your hand, you did not kill me.

  • 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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    19you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. You must purge the evil from among you.

  • Rom 12:19
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    19Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in ambush, wicked person, at the house of the righteous; do not destroy their resting place.

  • Prov 24:1
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    1Do not envy wicked people or desire to be with them.

  • Job 31:29
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    29If I have rejoiced at my enemy's misfortune or gloated when harm came to him—

  • Prov 24:12
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    12If you say, 'We did not know about this,' won't the one who examines hearts perceive it? Won't the one who guards your soul know? He will repay everyone according to their deeds.

  • Prov 24:30
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    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go hastily to court, lest you do something in the end that leaves you humiliated when your neighbor puts you to shame.

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    19so is the one who deceives their neighbor and says, 'I was only joking!'

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

  • Lev 19:18
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    18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

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    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
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    15See that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good, both for one another and for everyone.

  • Ps 79:12
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    12Repay our neighbors sevenfold into their own laps the scorn they have hurled at You, Lord.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    38You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.'

    39But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other also.

  • Obad 1:15
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    15For the day of the LORD is near for all nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your deeds will return upon your own head.

  • Exod 20:16
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    16You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3Who does not slander with his tongue, does no harm to his neighbor, and does not bring disgrace upon a relative.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary, give a blessing, because to this you were called, so that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 19:21
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    21You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.

  • Job 20:18
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    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4O Lord, my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice in my hands,

  • Jer 51:24
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    24Before your eyes, I will repay Babylon and all the inhabitants of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion, declares the Lord.