Psalm 38:20

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Psalm 38:20

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

Psalm 35:12

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

1 John 3:12

not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother's were righteous.

So Jonathan spoke on David's behalf to his father Saul. He said to him, "The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 Samuel 23:12

David asked, "Will the leaders of Keilah deliver me and my men into Saul's hand?" The Lord said, "They will deliver you over."

1 Samuel 25:16

Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had been thinking, "In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn't take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

Psalm 7:4

or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

Psalm 109:3-5

They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

Matthew 5:10

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

John 10:32

Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"

1 Peter 3:13

For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

1 Peter 3:17-18

For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.

1 Peter 4:14-16

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

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Summary

Psalm 38:20

They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

Render

Jeremiah 18:20

Because

1 John 3:12

General references

Proverbs 17:13

Bible References

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or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

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

They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.

Both night and day they were a protective wall for us the entire time we were with them, while we were tending our flocks.

Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

Because

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"

For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you.

not like Cain who was of the evil one and brutally murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his deeds were evil, but his brother's were righteous.

General references

As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.