Proverbs 24:29

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

Cross-references

In Proverbs 20:22, the same command to not repay evil but wait on the Lord directly parallels the prohibition of payback here.

In Proverbs 25:21, feeding your enemy offers a positive alternative to the revenge prohibited here—both address responding to wrongdoing.

In Judges 15:11, Samson declares 'I did to them what they did to me'—embodying the very retaliatory mindset Proverbs condemns.

In 2 Samuel 13:22-28, Absalom repays Amnon's evil with murder—a direct contrast to the proverb's command against retaliation.

In Matthew 5:39-44, Jesus commands non-retaliation and love for enemies—reinforcing the same ethical principle against repaying evil.

In Romans 12:17-21, Paul instructs not to repay evil but overcome evil with good—a parallel teaching to the proverb's command.

In 1 Thessalonians 5:15, Paul explicitly says 'see that no one repays evil for evil'—direct parallel to the proverb's prohibition.

In Genesis 34:13, Jacob's sons deceive and kill Shechem in revenge—opposing the proverb's prohibition of repaying evil.

In Romans 12:19, Paul says 'do not avenge yourselves, but leave room for God's wrath'—a strong parallel teaching against personal revenge.