THEOSISProverbs 24:29Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work.
אַל־תֹּאמַ֗ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָֽשָׂה־לִ֭י כֵּ֤ן אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לּ֑וֹ אָשִׁ֖יב לָאִ֣ישׁ כְּפָעֳלֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 20:22Say not: I will return evil: wait for the Lord, and he will deliver thee.
- Rom 12:17To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things, not only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men.
- Rom 12:21Be not overcome by evil: but overcome evil by good.
- 1 Thess 5:15See that none render evil for evil to any man: but ever follow that which is good towards each other and towards all men.
- Prov 25:21If thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat: if he thirst, give him water to drink:
- Prov 25:22For thou shalt heap hot coals upon his head, and the Lord will reward thee.
- Matt 5:39But I say to you not to resist evil: but if one strike thee on thy right cheek, turn to him also the other:
- Matt 5:44But I say to you, Love your enemies: do good to them that hate you: and pray for them that persecute and calumniate you: