Psalms 109:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:13 : 13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
  • Ps 55:12-15 : 12 For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place; 13 But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend. 14 We had loving talk together, and went to the house of God in company. 15 Let the hand of death come on them suddenly, and let them go down living into the underworld; because evil is in their houses and in their hearts.
  • Mark 14:44-45 : 44 Now he who had been false to him had given them a sign, saying, The one to whom I give a kiss, that is he; take him, and get him away safely. 45 And when he had come, he went straight to him and said, Master; and gave him a kiss.
  • Luke 6:16 : 16 And Judas, the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, he who was false to him.
  • Luke 22:47-48 : 47 And while he was saying these words, there came a band of people, and Judas, one of the twelve, was in front of them, and he came near to Jesus to give him a kiss. 48 But Jesus said to him, Judas, will you be false to the Son of man with a kiss?
  • John 13:18 : 18 I am not talking of you all: I have knowledge of my true disciples, but things are as they are, so that the Writings may come true, The foot of him who takes bread with me is lifted up against me.
  • Gen 44:4 : 4 And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?
  • 2 Sam 15:12 : 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.
  • Ps 35:7-9 : 7 For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul. 8 Let destruction come on them without their knowledge; let them be taken themselves in their secret nets, falling into the same destruction. 9 And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation. 10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods. 11 False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge. 12 They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 109:2-4
    3 verses
    85%

    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.

  • Ps 35:12
    85%

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

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    81%

    19 But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.

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

  • Ps 109:20
    81%

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

  • Jer 18:20
    77%

    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 25:19
    77%

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

  • Ps 139:20-22
    3 verses
    76%

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

    21 Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grief to me?

    22 My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.

  • Ps 55:3
    76%

    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.

  • Ps 109:6
    76%

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

  • Ps 54:5
    76%

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

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

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

    6 They come together, they are waiting in secret places, they take note of my steps, they are waiting for my soul.

  • Ps 7:4
    74%

    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;

  • Job 19:19
    74%

    19 All the men of my circle keep away from me; and those dear to me are turned against me.

  • Job 16:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9 I am broken by his wrath, and his hate has gone after me; he has made his teeth sharp against me: my haters are looking on me with cruel eyes;

    10 Their mouths are open wide against me; the blows of his bitter words are falling on my face; all of them come together in a mass against me.

    11 God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.

  • Ps 41:7
    74%

    7 All my haters are talking secretly together against me; they are designing my downfall.

  • Ps 102:8
    74%

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

  • Ps 69:4
    73%

    4 Those who have hate for me without cause are greater in number than the hairs of my head; those who are against me, falsely desiring my destruction, are very strong; I gave back what I had not taken away.

  • Job 31:29
    73%

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

  • Matt 5:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43 You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you:

    44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

  • Ps 35:19
    72%

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

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    72%

    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 71:10
    71%

    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 41:10
    71%

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

  • Ps 70:2
    71%

    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.

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    71%

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

  • Ps 21:11
    71%

    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.

  • Job 19:11
    71%

    11 His wrath is burning against me, and I am to him as one of his haters.

  • Ps 35:15
    71%

    15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

  • Luke 6:27
    71%

    27 But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you,

  • Job 30:10
    71%

    10 I am disgusting to them; they keep away from me, and put marks of shame on me.

  • Lam 3:64-65
    2 verses
    71%

    64 You will give them their reward, O Lord, answering to the work of their hands.

    65 You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • Mic 3:2
    71%

    2 You who are haters of good and lovers of evil, pulling off their skin from them and their flesh from their bones;

  • Ps 38:12
    71%

    12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

  • Ps 109:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

    17 As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

  • Ps 55:12
    71%

    12 For it was not my hater who said evil of me; that would have been no grief to me; it was not one outside the number of my friends who made himself strong against me, or I would have kept myself from him in a secret place;

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13 If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

  • Lam 3:60
    70%

    60 You have seen all the evil rewards they have sent on me, and all their designs against me.

  • Lam 3:3
    70%

    3 Truly against me his hand has been turned again and again all the day.

  • John 15:25
    70%

    25 This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.