Parallel Verses
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 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.
Amplified
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”
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."
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 neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your words. 29 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." 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.
Judges 15:11
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."
2 Samuel 13:22-28
But Absalom said nothing to Amnon, either bad or good, yet Absalom hated Amnon because he had humiliated his sister Tamar.
Proverbs 25:21-22
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
Matthew 5:39-44
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.
Romans 12:17-21
Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.