Proverbs 24:29

29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me. I'll get even with that man for what he did."

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 Finish your outdoor work. Get your fields ready. After that, build your house.

28 Don't give witness against your neighbor without any reason. Don't use your lips to tell lies.

29 Don't say, "I'll do to him what he did to me. I'll get even with that man for what he did."

30 I went past the field of someone who didn't want to work. I went past the vineyard of a man who didn't have any sense.

31 Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. The stone wall had fallen down.