Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you.
Proverbs 24:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Don’t say, ‘I’ll do to him what he did to me; I’ll repay the man for what he has done.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Don’t say, ‘I will avenge this evil! ’ Wait on the Lord, and he will rescue you.
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
Then three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, ‘Don’t you realise that the Philistines rule us? What have you done to us? ’ ‘I have done to them what they did to me,’ he answered.