Parallel Verses
Amplified
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”
New American Standard Bible
I will
King James Version
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Holman Bible
I’ll repay the man for what he has done.”
International Standard Version
Don't say, "I'll do to him like he did to me, I'll be sure to pay him back for what he did."
A Conservative Version
Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
American Standard Version
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Bible in Basic English
Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will give the man the reward of his work.
Darby Translation
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me, I will render to the man according to his work.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shalt not say, According to what he did to me, thus will I do to him: I will turn back to the man according to his work.
King James 2000
Say not, I will do so to him as he has done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not say, "Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him; I will pay back the man according to his deed."
Modern King James verseion
Do not say, I will do so to him as he has done to me; I will give to the man according to his work.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Say not, "I will handle him, even as he hath dealt with me, and will reward every man according to his deeds."
NET Bible
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."
New Heart English Bible
Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
The Emphasized Bible
Do not say - According to what he hath done to me, so, will I do to him, I will repay every one according to his work.
Webster
Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
World English Bible
Don't say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work."
Youngs Literal Translation
Say not, 'As he did to me, so I do to him, I render to each according to his work.'
Interlinear
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 24:29
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Sayings Of The Wise
28
Do not be a witness against your
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Cross References
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will repay evil”;
Wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you.
Judges 15:11
Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam and said to Samson, “Have you not known that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this that you have done to us?” He said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
2 Samuel 13:22-28
But Absalom did not speak to Amnon either good or bad; for Absalom hated Amnon because he had violated his sister Tamar.
Proverbs 25:21-22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat;
And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;
Matthew 5:39-44
Romans 12:17-21
Never repay anyone evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and gracious and proper in the sight of everyone.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek that which is good for one another and for all people.