Proverbs 24:29 meaning and explanation
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Proverbs 24:29, Berean Standard Bible
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These are the words of a wise teacher to a student, part of a collection of sayings in Proverbs 24. The verse forbids personal revenge: refusing to say, "I will do to him as he has done to me." The Hebrew verb shalam, "to repay" or "make whole," here describes settling a score by one's own hand.
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