Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
General references
Bible References
Render
Psalm 7:4
if I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me, then let my persecutor escape without retribution.
Psalm 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good until my soul was alone.
Psalm 109:3
They compassed me about with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.
1 Samuel 19:4
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 23:5
So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Samuel 25:16
They were a wall unto us both by night and day all the time that we were feeding the sheep with them.
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.
Because
Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.
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?
1 Peter 3:13
And who is he that can harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good?
1 Peter 4:14
If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; for the glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you; certainly on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.
1 John 3:12
Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
General references
Proverbs 17:13
Whosoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.