Do not say: 'As he did to me, so will I do to him'

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Do not say: 'As he did to me, so will I do to him'

Do not say: 'As he did to me, so will I do to him'

A proverb against vengeance and holding grudges, and in favor of reconciliation. 'You shall not take vengeance nor bear a grudge.'

("Do not say: 'As he did to me, so will I do to him; I will repay the man according to his deeds'" - Proverbs 24:29)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אַל תֹּאמַר:"כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לּוֹ"

Definition (Hebrew)

פִּתְגָּם נֶגֶד נָקָם וּשְׁמִירַת טִינָה וּבְעַד פִּיּוּס."לֹא תִּקֹּם וְלֹא תִּטֹּר".

("אַל תֹּאמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לִי כֵּן אֶעֱשֶׂה לּוֹ אָשִׁיב לָאִישׁ כְּפָעֳלוֹ"- מִשְׁלֵי כַּד כט)

Keyword

forgiveness ethics Proverbs reconciliation vengeance

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