Proverbs 24:28-30
New Catholic Bible
28 Never be a witness against your neighbor without good reason
or deceive with your lips.
29 Never say, “I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay him back for what he has done.”
I Passed by the Field of a Lazy Idler . . .[a]
30 I passed by the field of a lazy idler,[b]
by the vineyard of a man without sense.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:30 A splendid lesson about things that would also be a fine popular song.
- Proverbs 24:30 Idler: see note on Prov 6:6.
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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