Psalms 35:12

American Standard Version (1901)

They reward me evil for good, [To] the bereaving of my soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: But I [give myself unto] prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
  • Luke 23:21-23 : 21 but they shouted, saying, Crucify, crucify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath this man done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him and release him. 23 But they were urgent with loud voices, asking that he might be crucified. And their voices prevailed.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: 5 for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great victory for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
  • 1 Sam 19:15 : 15 And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
  • 1 Sam 20:31-33 : 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him, Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done? 33 And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to put David to death.
  • 1 Sam 22:13-14 : 13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day? 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?

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  • Ps 109:3-5
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    85%

    3They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

    4For my love they are my adversaries: But I [give myself unto] prayer.

    5And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

  • Ps 109:20
    82%

    20This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.

  • Jer 18:20
    80%

    20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

    20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

  • Ps 35:13
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    13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

  • Ps 35:15
    76%

    15But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: The abjects gathered themselves together against me, and I knew [it] not; They did tear me, and ceased not:

  • Ps 35:4
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    4Let them be put to shame and brought to dishonor that seek after my soul: Let them be turned back and confounded that devise my hurt.

  • Ps 35:11
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    11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2Let them be put to shame and confounded That seek after my soul: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

  • Ps 7:4
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    4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;)

  • Ps 54:5
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    5He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    5All the day long they wrest my words: All their thoughts are against me for evil.

    6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, They mark my steps, Even as they have waited for my soul.

  • Ps 38:12
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    12They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me] ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

  • Job 16:10-11
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    10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; They have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully: They gather themselves together against me.

    11God delivereth me to the ungodly, And casteth me into the hands of the wicked.

  • Ps 35:7
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    7For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit; Without cause have they digged [a pit] for my soul.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Ps 40:14
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    14Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

  • Ps 35:26
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    26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.

  • Ps 55:3
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    3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
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    21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

  • Job 30:26
    73%

    26When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

  • Ps 41:10
    72%

    10But thou, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me, and raise me up, That I may requite them.

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For mine enemies speak concerning me; And they that watch for my soul take counsel together,

  • Lam 1:21-22
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    21They have heard that I sigh; there is none to comfort me; all mine enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that thou hast done it: Thou wilt bring the day that thou hast proclaimed, and they shall be like unto me.

    22Let all their wickedness come before thee; And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions: For my sighs are many, and my heart is faint.

  • Ps 55:12
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    12For it was not an enemy that reproached me; Then I could have borne it: Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; Then I would have hid myself from him:

  • Job 31:29
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    29If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him;

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    13Let them be put to shame [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; Let them be covered with reproach and dishonor that seek my hurt.

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    3The plowers plowed upon my back; They made long their furrows.

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    13They mar my path, They set forward my calamity, [Even] men that have no helper.

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    8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; They that are mad against me do curse by me.

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    11He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces; he hath made me desolate.

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    6They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down: They have digged a pit before me; They are fallen into the midst thereof themselves. {{Selah

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    24Judge me, O Jehovah my God, according to thy righteousness; And let them not rejoice over me.

  • Ps 54:3
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    3For strangers are risen up against me, And violent men have sought after my soul: They have not set God before them. {{Selah

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    5He hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.

  • 2 Sam 22:21
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    21Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me; Neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  • Ps 41:7
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    7All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

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    21They gave me also gall for my food; And in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

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    17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

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    5Mine enemies speak evil against me, [saying], When will he die, and his name perish?

  • Isa 3:9
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    9The show of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide it not. Woe unto their soul! for they have done evil unto themselves.

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    4Give them according to their work, and according to the wickedness of their doings: Give them after the operation of their hands; Render to them their desert.

  • Ps 18:20
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    20Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.