Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Proverbs 24:29 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say not, I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for his deed. [Prov. 20:22; Matt. 5:39, 44; Rom. 12:17, 19.] American Standard Version (1901) Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me; I will render to the man according to his work. Common English Bible Don’t say, “I’ll do to them what they did to me. I’ll pay them back for their actions.” Catholic Public Domain Version Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me." I will repay each one according to his work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say not: I will do to him as he hath done to me: I will render to every one according to his work. |
Say not thou, I will recompense evil: Wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
See that none render unto any one evil for evil; but alway follow after that which is good, one toward another, and toward all.
Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.