1 Samuel 25:21

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Summary

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

And David saith to his men, 'Gird ye on each his sword;' and they gird on each his sword, and David also girdeth on his sword, and there go up after David about four hundred men, and two hundred have remained by the vessels.

Sons of folly -- even sons without name, They have been smitten from the land.

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

He hath requited

they have gone out of the city -- they have not gone far off -- and Joseph hath said to him who is over his house, 'Rise, pursue after the men; and thou hast overtaken them, and thou hast said unto them, Why have ye recompensed evil for good?

They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.

for what renown is it, if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure it? but if, doing good and suffering for it, ye do endure, this is gracious with God,

for it is better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

General references

She hath done him good, and not evil, All days of her life.