Psalms 35:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

They rewarded me evil for good [to] the spoiling of my soul.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, ‹Many good works have I shewed you from my 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 that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them.
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They 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 cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him. 22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will therefore chastise him, and let [him] go. 23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief priests 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 did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation 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 [again] 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 shall he be slain? what hath he done? 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
  • 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 enquired 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 [is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 109:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3They 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%

    20[Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, 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 that I stood before thee to speak good for them, [and] to turn away thy wrath from them.

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

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

    20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].

  • Ps 35:13
    77%

    13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing [was] sackcloth: I humbled 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: [yea], 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 confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

  • Ps 35:11
    74%

    11¶ False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge [things] that I knew not.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire 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 is mine enemy:)

  • Ps 54:5
    74%

    5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    74%

    5Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.

    6They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

  • Ps 38:12
    73%

    12¶ They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

  • Job 16:10-11
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    73%

    10They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me.

    11God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked.

  • Ps 35:7
    73%

    7For without cause have they hid for me their net [in] a pit, [which] without cause they have digged for my soul.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

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

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

  • Ps 35:26
    73%

    26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify [themselves] against me.

  • Ps 55:3
    73%

    3Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    73%

    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 requited me evil for good.

  • Job 30:26
    73%

    26When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.

  • Ps 41:10
    72%

    10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

  • Ps 71:10
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    10For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait 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 called, 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
    72%

    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:

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    72%

    29If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

  • Ps 71:13
    72%

    13Let them be confounded [and] consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered [with] reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

  • Ps 129:3
    71%

    3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

  • Job 30:13
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    13They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they have no helper.

  • Ps 102:8
    71%

    8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; [and] they that are mad against me are sworn against me.

  • Lam 3:11
    71%

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

  • Ps 57:6
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    6They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen [themselves]. Selah.

  • Ps 35:24
    71%

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

  • Ps 54:3
    70%

    3For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.

  • Lam 3:5
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:21
    70%

    21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

  • Ps 35:19
    70%

    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
    70%

    7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

  • Ps 69:21
    70%

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

  • 1 Sam 24:17
    70%

    17And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

  • Ps 41:5
    70%

    5¶ Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

  • Isa 3:9
    70%

    9¶ The shew 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 rewarded evil unto themselves.

  • Ps 28:4
    70%

    4Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

  • Ps 18:20
    70%

    20¶ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.