29Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. …
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: …
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 28-29)We are here forbidden to be in any thing injurious to our neighbour, particularly in and by the forms of law, either, 1. As a witness : “Never bear a testimony against any man without cause , unless what thou sayest thou knowest to be punctually true and thou hast a clear call to testify it. Never bear a false testimony against any one;” for it follows, “ Deceive not with thy lips ; deceive not th…
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