Proverbs 24:29 Cross References

Proverbs 24:29

29: And don't say, "Now I can pay them back for all their meanness to me! I'll get even!"

Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong." Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.

See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else.

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.
Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.
Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, "I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it," says the Lord.
Instead, do what the Scriptures say: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink, and they will be ashamed of what they have done to you."
Don't let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good.

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink.
You will heap burning coals on their heads, and the LORD will reward you.

And though Absalom never spoke to Amnon about it, he hated Amnon deeply because of what he had done to his sister.
Two years later, when Absalom's sheep were being sheared at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, Absalom invited all the king's sons to come to a feast.
He went to the king and said, "My sheep-shearers are now at work. Would the king and his servants please come to celebrate the occasion with me?"
The king replied, "No, my son. If we all came, we would be too much of a burden on you." Absalom pressed him, but the king wouldn't come, though he sent his thanks.
"Well, then," Absalom said, "if you can't come, how about sending my brother Amnon instead?Why Amnon?" the king asked.

So three thousand men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, "Don't you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?" But Samson replied, "I only paid them back for what they did to me."

But I say, don't resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.
If you are ordered to court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.
If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.
Give to those who ask, and don't turn away from those who want to borrow.
"You have heard that the law of Moses says, 'Love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.

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