Proverbs 24:29

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Do not say,“I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will pay him back according to what he has done.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:22 : 22 Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
  • Rom 12:17-21 : 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people. 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. 20 Rather, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in doing this you will be heaping burning coals on his head. 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • 2 Sam 13:22-28 : 22 But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar. 23 Absalom Has Amnon Put to Death Two years later Absalom’s sheepshearers were in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim. Absalom invited all the king’s sons. 24 Then Absalom went to the king and said,“My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.” 25 But the king said to Absalom,“No, my son. We shouldn’t all go. We shouldn’t burden you in that way.” Though Absalom pressed him, the king was not willing to go. Instead, David blessed him. 26 Then Absalom said,“If you will not go, then let my brother Amnon go with us.” The king replied to him,“Why should he go with you?” 27 But when Absalom pressed him, he sent Amnon and all the king’s sons along with him. 28 Absalom instructed his servants,“Look! When Amnon is drunk and I say to you,‘Strike Amnon down,’ kill him then and there. Don’t fear! Is it not I who have given you these instructions? Be strong and courageous!”
  • Judg 15:11 : 11 Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson,“Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?” He said to them,“I have only done to them what they have done to me.”
  • Prov 25:21-22 : 21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, 22 for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.
  • Matt 5:39-44 : 39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well. 40 And if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your coat also. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not reject the one who wants to borrow from you. 43 Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 24:27-28
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    27Establish your work outside and get your fields ready; afterward build your house.

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

  • Lev 24:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19If a man inflicts an injury on his fellow citizen, just as he has done it must be done to him–

    20fracture for fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth– just as he inflicts an injury on another person that same injury must be inflicted on him.

  • Prov 20:22
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    22Do not say,“I will pay back evil!” Wait for the LORD, so that he may vindicate you.

  • Ps 28:4
    77%

    4Pay them back for their evil deeds! Pay them back for what they do! Punish them!

  • Prov 3:27-30
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    76%

    27Wisdom Demonstrated in Relationships with People Do not withhold good from those who need it, when you have the ability to help.

    28Do not say to your neighbor,“Go! Return tomorrow and I will give it,” when you have it with you at the time.

    29Do not plot evil against your neighbor when he dwells by you unsuspectingly.

    30Do not accuse anyone without legitimate cause, if he has not treated you wrongly.

  • Job 34:11
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    11For he repays a person for his work, and according to the conduct of a person, he causes the consequences to find him.

  • Rom 12:17
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    17Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

  • Lam 3:64
    75%

    64ת(Tav) Pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to what they have done.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6He will reward each one according to his works:

  • Prov 24:17-19
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    74%

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

    18lest the LORD see it, and be displeased, and turn his wrath away from him.

    19Do not fret because of evil people or be envious of wicked people,

  • Prov 17:13
    74%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Job 21:31
    74%

    31No one denounces his conduct to his face; no one repays him for what he has done.

  • 1 Sam 24:12-13
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    74%

    12May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.

    13It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.

  • Prov 12:14
    74%

    14A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

  • Col 3:25
    74%

    25For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

  • Prov 25:22
    73%

    22for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

  • 1 Sam 24:19
    73%

    19Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

  • Exod 21:24
    73%

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

  • Deut 19:19
    73%

    19you must do to him what he had intended to do to the accused. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

  • Rom 12:19
    73%

    19Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 24:1
    73%

    1Do not envy evil people, do not desire to be with them;

  • Job 31:29
    72%

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Prov 24:12
    72%

    12If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.

  • Prov 25:8
    72%

    8Do not go out hastily to litigation, or what will you do afterward when your neighbor puts you to shame?

  • Prov 26:19
    72%

    19so is a person who has deceived his neighbor, and said,“Was I not only joking?”

  • Luke 6:31
    72%

    31Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

  • Lev 19:18
    72%

    18You must not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the children of your people, but you must love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.

  • Prov 11:18
    72%

    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • 1 Thess 5:15
    71%

    15See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

  • Ps 79:12
    71%

    12Pay back our neighbors in full! May they be insulted the same way they insulted you, O Lord!

  • Matt 5:38-39
    2 verses
    71%

    38Retaliation“You 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 the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

  • Obad 1:15
    71%

    15The Coming Day of the Lord“For the day of the LORD is approaching for all the nations! Just as you have done, so it will be done to you. You will get exactly what your deeds deserve.

  • Exod 20:16
    71%

    16“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

  • Ps 15:3
    71%

    3He does not slander, or do harm to others, or insult his neighbor.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
    71%

    9Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 19:21
    71%

    21You must not show pity; the principle will be a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, and a foot for a foot.

  • Job 20:18
    71%

    18He gives back the ill-gotten gain without assimilating it; he will not enjoy the wealth from his commerce.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

  • Jer 51:24
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    24“But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babylonia for all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans,” says the LORD.