1 Samuel 25:21

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1 Samuel 25:21

David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

Genesis 44:4

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?

1 Samuel 25:13

He said to his men, “All of you, put on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords. About 400 men followed David while 200 stayed with the supplies.

Job 30:8

Foolish men, without even a name.
They were forced to leave the land.

Psalm 35:12

They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.

Psalm 37:8

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

Psalm 38:20

Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.

Psalm 109:3-5

They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

Romans 12:21

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry and do not sin. Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

Ephesians 4:31

All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

1 Peter 2:20-23

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:17

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

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Summary

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

Surely

1 Peter 3:9

He hath requited

General references

Proverbs 31:12

Bible References

Surely

He said to his men, “All of you, put on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords. About 400 men followed David while 200 stayed with the supplies.

Foolish men, without even a name.
They were forced to leave the land.

Refrain from anger and give up your rage;
do not be agitated—it can only bring harm.

Be angry and do not sin.

Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

For you were called to this,
because Christ also suffered for you,
leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in His steps.

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

He hath requited

They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, “Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid evil for good?

They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.

Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.

They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.

If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

General references

She rewards him with good, not evil,
all the days of her life.