'Pays' in the Bible

Later, after Joseph's brothers faced the reality of their father's death, they asked themselves, "What happens if Joseph decides to hold a grudge against us? What if he pays us back in full for all the wrong things we did to him?"

Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

Though the LORD is highly exalted, yet he pays attention to those who are lowly regarded, but he is aware of the arrogant from afar.

Whoever practices evil pays attention to wicked speech, and the liar listens to malicious talk.

Then they told the king, "Daniel, who is one of the Judean exiles, pays no attention to you, your majesty, or to the written decree, since he is still praying three times a day."

"This is another thing you do: you flood the altar of the LORD with tears, weeping and wailing because he no longer pays attention to your offering nor takes pleasure in it from your hand.

When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came up to Peter and asked, "Your teacher pays the temple tax, doesn't he?"

Now those who were reputed to be important added nothing to my message. (What sort of people they were makes no difference to me, since God pays no attention to outward appearances.)

Make sure that no one pays back evil for evil. Instead, always pursue what is good for each other and for everyone else.

For the Lord watches the righteous, and he pays attention to their prayers. But the Lord opposes those who do wrong."