Proverbs 24:29

29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me; I'll repay the man for what he has done."^[a]

Proverbs 24:29 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 24:29

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me
He has falsely accused and reproached me, and bore a false testimony, or suborned false witnesses against me, and I will do the same to him, now an opportunity serves; but as private revenge itself is sinful, so especially when it is pursued in a wicked way; I will render to the man according to his work;
this should be left to the Lord, whose prerogative it is; see ( Proverbs 24:19 ) ( Romans 12:19 ) .

Proverbs 24:29 In-Context

27 Complete your outdoor work, and prepare your field; afterwards, build your house.

28 Don't testify against your neighbor without cause. Don't deceive with your lips.

29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me; I'll repay the man for what he has done."

30 I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.

31 Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.

Footnotes

• [a]. Pr 24:12; Rm 12:19