Psalms 38:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 38:19
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    19But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.

  • Ps 109:3-5
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    81%

    3Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

    4For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

    5They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

  • Ps 109:20
    80%

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

  • Ps 35:12
    79%

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

  • Jer 18:20
    79%

    20Is 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 38:12
    77%

    12Those 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 54:5
    76%

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

  • Ps 7:4
    75%

    4If 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 25:19
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    19See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.

  • Ps 35:19
    74%

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

  • Ps 71:10
    74%

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

  • Job 27:7
    74%

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

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

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

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

  • Ps 102:8
    74%

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

  • Ps 40:14
    74%

    14Let 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 41:7
    73%

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

  • Ps 125:4
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    4Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

  • Ps 139:20-22
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    73%

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

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

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

  • Ps 55:3
    73%

    3I 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%

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

  • Ps 18:40
    73%

    40By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.

  • Ps 70:2
    73%

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

  • Job 30:13
    73%

    13They have made waste my roads, with a view to my destruction; his bowmen come round about me;

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    73%

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

  • Ps 41:5
    72%

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

  • Ps 69:4
    72%

    4Those 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.

  • Prov 17:13
    72%

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

  • Ps 27:2
    72%

    2When evil-doers, even my haters, came on me to put an end to me, they were broken and put to shame.

  • Ps 35:15
    72%

    15But 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.

  • Ps 35:4
    72%

    4Let 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 17:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:21
    72%

    21Evil will overtake sinners, but the upright will be rewarded with good.

  • Job 33:10
    72%

    10See, he is looking for something against me; in his eyes I am as one of his haters;

  • Ps 118:7
    72%

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

  • Ps 38:21
    72%

    21Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

  • Mic 3:2
    71%

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

  • Ps 119:157
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    157Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    71%

    21Now 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 71:13
    71%

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

  • Job 19:11
    71%

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

  • Job 19:19
    71%

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

  • Ps 94:16
    71%

    16Who will give me help against the sinners? and who will be my support against the workers of evil?

  • Ps 41:10
    71%

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

  • Ps 34:21
    71%

    21Evil will put an end to the sinner, and those who are haters of righteousness will come to destruction.

  • Ps 37:32
    71%

    32The sinners are watching the upright man, desiring to put him to death.