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Proverbs 24:29

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

What does Proverbs 24:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
Proverbs 24:29 — American Standard Version

Context — Proverbs 24

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26He kisseth the lips Who giveth a right answer.
27Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.
28Be not a witness against thy neighbor without cause; And deceive not with thy lips.
29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.
30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction:
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Especially avoid retaliation (Mat 5:43-45; Rom 12:17).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A protest against vindictiveness in every form. Compare marginal reference. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Say: Pro 20:22, Pro 25:21, Pro 25:22; Mat 5:39-44; Rom 12:17-21; Th1 5:15 I will do: Jdg 15:11; Sa2 13:22-28 Proverbs 24:30”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The following proverb is connected as to its subject with the foregoing: one ought not to do evil to his neighbour without necessity; even evil which has been done to one must not be requited with evil: Say not, "As he hath done to me, so I do to him: I requite the man according to his conduct." On the ground of public justice, the talio is certainly the nearest form of punishment, Lev 24:19.; but even here the Sinaitic law does not remain in the retortion of the injury according to its external form (it is in a certain manner practicable only with regard to injury done to the person and to property), but places in its stead an atonement measured and limited after a higher point of view. On…”
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