Psalm 38:20

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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

Render

if I have done harm to one at peace with me
or have plundered my adversary without cause,

They repay me evil for good,
making me desolate.

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

Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul. He said to him: “The king should not sin against his servant David. He hasn’t sinned against you; in fact, his actions have been a great advantage to you.

Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, drove their livestock away, and inflicted heavy losses on them. So David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.

They were a wall around us, both day and night, the entire time we were herding the sheep.

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.

Because

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?”

And who will harm you if you are deeply committed to what is good?

If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

unlike Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

General references

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