1 Peter 3:9

Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.

Romans 12:17

Do not pay anyone back evil for evil, but focus your thoughts on what is right in the sight of all people.

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

Proverbs 20:22

Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.

Matthew 25:34

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

Romans 12:19-21

Do not take revenge, dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath. For it is written, "Vengeance belongs to me. I will pay them back, declares the Lord."

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in the Messiah.

Proverbs 17:13

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 19:29

In fact, everyone who has left his homes, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or fields because of my name will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.

Mark 10:17

As Jesus was setting out again, a man ran up to him, knelt down in front of him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 6:27-29

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

Luke 10:25

Just then an expert in the Law stood up to test Jesus. He asked, "Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 18:18

Then an official asked Jesus, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Romans 8:28

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

Romans 8:30

And those whom he predestined, he also called; and those whom he called, he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.

1 Corinthians 4:12-13

We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.

Hebrews 6:14

He said, "I will certainly bless you and give you many descendants."

1 Peter 2:20-23

What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.

1 Peter 5:10

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you by the Messiah Jesus to his eternal glory, will restore you, establish you, strengthen you, and support you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Bible References

Rendering

1 Peter 2:20
What good does it do if, when you sin, you patiently receive punishment for it? But if you suffer for doing good and receive it patiently, you have God's approval.
Proverbs 17:13
The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.
Proverbs 20:22
Don't say "I'll avenge that wrong!" Wait on the LORD and he will deliver you.
Matthew 5:39
But I tell you not to resist an evildoer. On the contrary, whoever slaps you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Luke 6:27
"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.
1 Corinthians 4:12
We wear ourselves out from working with our own hands. When insulted, we bless. When persecuted, we endure.
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in the Messiah.
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

General references

1 Samuel 17:29
"What have I done now?" David asked. "It was just a question, wasn't it?"
Proverbs 17:13
The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.
Proverbs 26:4
Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.
Matthew 5:44
But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Keep on blessing them, and never curse them.

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