Proverbs 24:28-30

New American Standard Bible 1995

²⁸Do not be a ^(A)witness against your neighbor without cause,
And ^(B)do not deceive with your lips.
²⁹^(C)Do not say, “Thus I shall do to him as he has done to me;
I will ^[a]render to the man according to his work.”

³⁰I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man ^(D)lacking ^[b]sense,

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Footnotes

Proverbs 24:29 Lit bring back
Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart

Proverbs 24:28-30

New International Version

²⁸Do not testify against your neighbor without cause^(A)—
would you use your lips to mislead?
²⁹Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”^(B)

³⁰I went past the field of a sluggard,^(C)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;

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