Verse 20

They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-6 : 4 And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you: 5 For he put his life in danger and overcame the Philistine, and the Lord gave all Israel salvation: you saw it and were glad: why then are you sinning against him who has done no wrong, desiring the death of David without cause? 6 And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.
  • 1 Sam 23:5 : 5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and had a fight with the Philistines, and took away their cattle, and put them to the sword with great destruction. So David was the saviour of the people of Keilah.
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah give me and my men up to Saul? and the Lord said, They will give you up.
  • 1 Sam 25:16 : 16 But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.
  • 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I have given back evil to him who did evil to me, or have taken anything from him who was against me without cause;
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause. 4 For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer. 5 They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.
  • Matt 5:10 : 10 Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.
  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing. 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you. 15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business; 16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.