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 Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know. 12 They repay me evil for good,
To the bereavement of my soul.
13 But I, when they were sick-- I wore sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting; I prayed with head bowed on my chest.

Cross References

John 10:32

Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"

Psalm 38:20

Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for my life. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.

1 Samuel 19:4-5

And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you.

1 Samuel 19:15

Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."

1 Samuel 20:31-33

For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die."

1 Samuel 22:13-14

And Saul said to him, "Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?"

Psalm 109:3-5

They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house.

Luke 23:21-23

but they kept shouting, "Crucify, crucify him!

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