Proverbs 24:29

29 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."

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 Prepare your work in the street and get it ready for yourself in the field; afterward, then you shall build your house.

28 Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor nor deceive with your lips.

29 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."

30 I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};

31 and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down.