Proverbs 24:28-30
Amplified Bible
28
Do not be a witness against your [a]neighbor without cause,
And do not deceive with your lips [speak neither lies nor half-truths].(A)
29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for his deed.”(B)
30
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:28 I.e. anyone who comes into your life, not necessarily one who lives nearby.
Proverbs 24:28-30
New International Version
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(A)—
would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(B)
30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(C)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
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