💡WEB · Proverbs 24:29
What does Proverbs 24:29 mean?
"Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”"
— Proverbs 24:29 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
Prepare your work outside, and get your fields ready. Afterwards, build your house.
Don’t be a witness against your neighbor without cause. Don’t deceive with your lips.
Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
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