Proverbs 24:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

Do not say, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his work.

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  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 18 If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord. 20 Therefore if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 And Absalom spoke to his brother 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 sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons. 24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go now, lest we be a burden to you. And he urged him; however, he would not go, but blessed him. 26 Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you? 27 But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Watch now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, do not fear: have not I commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.
  • Judg 15:11 : 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam and said to Samson, Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us? He said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; 22 For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.
  • Matt 5:39-44 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take away your tunic, let him have your cloak also. 41 And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks you, and from him who wants to borrow from you do not turn away. 43 You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you;

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  • Prov 24:27-28
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    27Prepare your work outside, and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterward build your house.

    28Do not be a witness against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips.

  • Lev 24:19-20
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    79%

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

    20Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he has caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.

  • Prov 20:22
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    22Do not say, I will recompense evil; wait on the LORD, and He shall save you.

  • Ps 28:4
    77%

    4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give them after the work of their hands; render to them their due.

  • Prov 3:27-30
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    76%

    27Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.

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

    29Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.

    30Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

  • Job 34:11
    76%

    11For the work of a man shall He repay him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Repay no one evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

  • Lam 3:64
    75%

    64Repay them, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.

  • Rom 2:6
    75%

    6Who will render to each person according to his deeds:

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    74%

    17Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles.

    18Lest the LORD see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil men, neither be envious of the wicked.

  • Prov 17:13
    74%

    13Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Job 21:31
    74%

    31Who will declare his way to his face? And who will repay him for what he has done?

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

    12The LORD judge between me and you, and the LORD avenge me of you; but my hand shall not be upon you.

    13As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.

  • Prov 12:14
    74%

    14A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth, and the recompense of a man's hands will be rendered to him.

  • Col 3:25
    74%

    25But he who does wrong shall receive for the wrong which he has done, and there is no partiality.

  • Prov 25:22
    73%

    22For you will heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    73%

    19For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? Therefore the LORD reward you good for that which you have 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 you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.

  • Rom 12:19
    73%

    19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay,' says the Lord.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Prov 24:1
    73%

    1Do not be envious of evil men, nor desire to be with them.

  • Job 31:29
    72%

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

  • Prov 24:12
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    12If you say, Behold, we did not know this; does not he who ponders the heart consider it? And he who keeps your soul, does he not know it? And shall he not render to every man according to his works?

  • Prov 24:30
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.

  • Prov 25:8
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    8Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.

  • Prov 26:19
    72%

    19So is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, Am I not joking?

  • Luke 6:31
    72%

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

  • Lev 19:18
    72%

    18You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    71%

    15See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone; but always pursue what is good, both for yourselves and for all.

  • Ps 79:12
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    12And return to our neighbors sevenfold into their bosom their reproach with which they have reproached You, O Lord.

  • Matt 5:38-39
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    71%

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

    39But I say to you, do not resist an evil person: but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

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

  • Exod 20:16
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    16You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

  • Ps 15:3
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    3He who does not slander with his tongue, nor do evil to his neighbor, nor take up a reproach against his neighbor.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 19:21
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    21Your eye shall not pity; but life shall be 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 his wealth shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice in it.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4If I have rewarded evil to him who was at peace with me; (yes, I have delivered him who without cause is my enemy:)

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