Proverbs 24:17

New International Version

Saying 28

¹⁷Do not gloat^(A) when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,^(B)

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Proverbs 24:29

New International Version

²⁹Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(A)

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Matthew 5:39-41

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³⁹But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.^(A) ⁴⁰And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. ⁴¹If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

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Romans 12:17

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¹⁷Do not repay anyone evil for evil.^(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.^(B)

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Romans 12:19

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¹⁹Do not take revenge,^(A) my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,”^[a]^(B) says the Lord.

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Footnotes

Romans 12:19 Deut. 32:35

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1 Thessalonians 5:15

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¹⁵Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,^(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other^(B) and for everyone else.

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1 Peter 3:9

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⁹Do not repay evil with evil^(A) or insult with insult.^(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,^(C) because to this^(D) you were called^(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.^(F)