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 done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
Psalm 35:12
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
Psalm 109:3
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
1 Samuel 19:4
And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee are very good;
1 Samuel 23:5
And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.
1 Samuel 25:16
a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.
Because
Matthew 5:10
Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
John 10:32
Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'
1 Peter 3:13
and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?
1 Peter 4:14
if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy are ye, because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;
1 John 3:12
not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
General references
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.