Proverbs 24:28-29

New Living Translation

²⁸Don’t testify against your neighbors without cause;
don’t lie about them.
²⁹And don’t say, “Now I can pay them back for what they’ve done to me!
I’ll get even with them!”

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Proverbs 24:28-29

Lexham English Bible

²⁸Do not be a witness without cause against your neighbor
nor deceive with your lips.
²⁹Do not say, “Just as he has done to me, so shall I do to him;
I will pay back the man according to his deed.”

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Proverbs 24:28-29

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)