Psalms 109:20

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Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

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  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.
  • 2 Sam 18:32 : 32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!
  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 And the king said to Shimei, You have knowledge of all the evil which you did to David my father; and now the Lord has sent back your evil on yourself.
  • Ps 2:5-6 : 5 Then will his angry words come to their ears, and by his wrath they will be troubled: 6 But I have put my king on my holy hill of Zion.
  • Ps 2:12 : 12 For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
  • Ps 21:8-9 : 8 Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you. 9 You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire. 10 Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 11 For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect. 12 Their backs will be turned when you make ready the cords of your bow against their faces.
  • Ps 40:14-15 : 14 Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble. 15 Let those who say to me, Aha, aha! be surprised because of their shame.
  • Ps 71:10 : 10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,
  • Ps 94:23 : 23 And he has made their evil designs come back on themselves, cutting them off in their sin; the Lord our God will put an end to them.
  • Ps 110:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord said to my lord, Be seated at my right hand, till I put all those who are against you under your feet.
  • Ps 110:5-6 : 5 In the day of his wrath kings will be wounded by the Lord at your right hand. 6 He will be judge among the nations, the valleys will be full of dead bodies; the head over a great country will be wounded by him.
  • Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
  • Matt 12:24 : 24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
  • Matt 26:66-67 : 66 What is your opinion? They made answer and said, It is right for him to be put to death. 67 Then they put shame on him, and were cruel to him: and some gave him blows, saying,
  • Mark 9:39 : 39 But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.
  • Luke 19:27 : 27 And as for those who were against me, who would not have me for their ruler, let them come here, and be put to death before me.
  • 1 Cor 12:3 : 3 So it is my desire for you to be clear about this; that no one is able to say by the Spirit of God that Jesus is cursed; and no one is able to say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
  • 1 Thess 2:15-16 : 15 Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men; 16 Who, to make the measure of their sins complete, kept us from giving the word of salvation to the Gentiles: but the wrath of God is about to come on them in the fullest degree.
  • 2 Tim 4:14 : 14 Alexander the copper-worker did me much wrong: the Lord will give him the reward of his works:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 35:12
    82%

    12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

  • Ps 109:2-6
    5 verses
    81%

    2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

    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.

    6 Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

  • Ps 38:20
    80%

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

  • Ps 54:5
    80%

    5 Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

  • Jer 18:20
    79%

    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.

  • Ps 40:14
    79%

    14 Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.

  • Ps 70:2
    79%

    2 Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 71:13
    79%

    13 Let those who say evil against my soul be overcome and put to shame; let my haters be made low and have no honour.

  • Ps 109:19
    79%

    19 Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

  • Ps 71:10
    78%

    10 For my haters are waiting secretly for me; and those who are watching for my soul are banded together in their evil designs,

  • Ps 41:5
    78%

    5 My haters say evil against me, When will he be dead, and his name come to an end?

  • Job 27:7
    78%

    7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.

  • Ps 35:4
    77%

    4 Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.

  • Ps 109:21
    77%

    21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

  • Ps 7:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    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;

    5 Let my hater go after my soul and take it; let my life be crushed to the earth, and my honour into the dust. (Selah.)

  • Ps 41:10
    77%

    10 But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, lifting me up, so that I may give them their punishment.

  • Ps 35:26
    76%

    26 Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.

  • Ps 109:28-29
    2 verses
    76%

    28 They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

    29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.

  • Ps 35:24
    76%

    24 Be my judge, O Lord my God, in your righteousness; do not let them be glad over me.

  • Ps 35:19
    76%

    19 Do not let my haters be glad over me falsely; let not those who are against me without cause make sport of me.

  • Ps 102:8
    75%

    8 My haters say evil of me all day; those who are violent against me make use of my name as a curse.

  • Ps 25:19
    75%

    19 See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

  • Ps 140:9
    75%

    9 As for those who come round me, let their heads be covered by the evil of their lips.

  • Ps 69:18
    75%

    18 Come near to my soul, for its salvation: be my saviour, because of those who are against me.

  • Ps 139:20
    75%

    20 For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.

  • Jer 18:23
    75%

    23 But you, Lord, have knowledge of all the designs which they have made against my life; let not their evil-doing be covered or their sin be washed away from before your eyes: but let it be a cause of falling before you: so do to them in the time of your wrath.

  • 2 Sam 16:12
    75%

    12 It may be that the Lord will take note of my wrongs, and give me back good in answer to his cursing of me today.

  • Lam 1:22
    75%

    22 Let all their evil-doing come before you; do to them as you have done to me for all my sins: for loud is the sound of my grief, and the strength of my heart is gone.

  • Jer 20:12-13
    2 verses
    74%

    12 But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

    13 Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.

  • Ps 13:4
    74%

    4 And he who is against me may not say, I have overcome him; and those who are troubling me may not be glad when I am moved.

  • Jer 11:20
    74%

    20 But, O Lord of armies, judging in righteousness, testing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them: for I have put my cause before you.

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    74%

    41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

  • Ps 17:9
    74%

    9 From the evil-doers who are violent to me, and from those who are round me, desiring my death.

  • Ps 59:1
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker; put to At-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When Saul sent, and they were watching the house, to put him to death.> Take me out of the hands of the cruel ones, O my God; keep me safe from those who come up against me.

  • Jer 17:18
    74%

    18 Let them be put to shame who are attacking me, but let me not be shamed; let them be overcome with fear, but let me not be overcome: send on them the day of evil, and put them to destruction twice over.

  • Ps 17:13
    74%

    13 Up! Lord, come out against him, make him low, with your sword be my saviour from the evil-doer.

  • Ps 109:15
    74%

    15 Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.

  • Ps 59:10
    74%

    10 The God of my mercy will go before me: God will let me see my desire effected on my haters.

  • Ps 118:7
    74%

    7 The Lord is my great helper: I will see my desire against my haters.

  • Ps 55:3
    74%

    3 I am troubled because of the voice of the cruel ones, because of the loud cry of the evil-doers; for they put a weight of evil on me, and they are cruel in their hate for me.

  • Job 31:29
    73%

    29 If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

  • Ps 56:5
    73%

    5 Every day they make wrong use of my words; all their thoughts are against me for evil.

  • Ps 18:20
    73%

    20 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.