Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.

King James Version

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

Holman Bible

They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.

International Standard Version

They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.

A Conservative Version

They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul.

American Standard Version

They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul.

Amplified


They repay me evil for good,
To the sorrow of my soul.

Bible in Basic English

They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

Darby Translation

They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

Julia Smith Translation

They will requite me evil instead of good, bereaving to my soul

King James 2000

They rewarded me evil for good to the sorrow of my soul.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.

Modern King James verseion

They rewarded me evil for good; bereaving my soul.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.

NET Bible

They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

New Heart English Bible

They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

The Emphasized Bible

They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.

Webster

They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

World English Bible

They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.

Youngs Literal Translation

They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

Verse Info

Context Readings

Prayer For Victory

11 False witnesses rose up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.
13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer rose up in my bosom.

Cross References

John 10:32

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

Psalm 38:20

rendering evil for good they are against me because I follow that which is good.

Jeremiah 18:20

Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them and to turn away thy wrath from them.

1 Samuel 19:4-5

And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul, his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his slave David, for he has not sinned against thee; on the other hand his works have been very good for thee,

1 Samuel 19:15

And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed that I may slay him.

1 Samuel 20:31-33

For as long as the son of Jesse lives upon the land, thou shalt not be established nor thy kingdom. Therefore, now send and bring him unto me, for he shall surely die.

1 Samuel 22:13-14

And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread and a sword and hast enquired of God for him that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

Psalm 109:3-5

They compassed me about with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.

Proverbs 17:13

Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Luke 23:21-23

But they cried, saying, crucify him, crucify him.

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