1 Samuel 25:21

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Now David had been thinking,“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 17:13 : 13 As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.
  • Rom 12:21 : 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Eph 4:26 : 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.
  • Eph 4:31 : 31 You must put away all bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and slanderous talk– indeed all malice.
  • 1 Thess 5:15 : 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
  • 1 Pet 2:20-23 : 20 For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. 21 For to this you were called, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving an example for you to follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.
  • 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it, than for doing evil.
  • Gen 44:4 : 4 They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to the servant who was over his household,“Pursue the men at once! When you overtake them, say to them,‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
  • 1 Sam 25:13 : 13 Then David instructed his men,“Each of you strap on your sword!” So each one strapped on his sword, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men followed David up, while two hundred stayed behind with the equipment.
  • Job 30:8 : 8 Sons of senseless and nameless people, they were driven out of the land with whips.
  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
  • Ps 37:8 : 8 Do not be angry and frustrated! Do not fret! That only leads to trouble!
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. 4 They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.

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  • 1 Sam 25:22
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    22God will severely punish David, if I leave alive until morning even one male from all those who belong to him!”

  • 1 Sam 24:17-19
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    17He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

    18You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.

    19Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.

  • 1 Sam 25:30-35
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    30The LORD will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.

    31Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the LORD has granted my lord success, please remember your servant.”

    32Then David said to Abigail,“Praised be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me!

    33Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!

    34Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives– he who has prevented me from harming you– if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning’s light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!”

    35Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her,“Go back to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you and responded favorably.”

  • 2 Sam 16:12
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    12Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”

  • 1 Sam 30:19-23
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    19There was nothing missing, whether small or great. He retrieved sons and daughters, the plunder, and everything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

    20David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying,“This is David’s plunder!”

    21Then David approached the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to go with him, those whom they had left at the Wadi Besor. They went out to meet David and the people who were with him. When David approached the people, he asked how they were doing.

    22But all the evil and worthless men among those who had gone with David said,“Since they didn’t go with us, we won’t give them any of the loot we retrieved! They may take only their wives and children. Let them lead them away and be gone!”

    23But David said,“No! You shouldn’t do this, my brothers. Look at what the LORD has given us! He has protected us and has delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

  • 1 Sam 25:20
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    20Riding on her donkey, she went down under cover of the mountain. David and his men were coming down to meet her, and she encountered them.

  • Ps 7:4
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  • Jer 18:20
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    20Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

  • 1 Sam 25:11-12
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    11Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

    12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

  • 1 Sam 25:39
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    39When David heard that Nabal had died, he said,“Praised be the LORD who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The LORD has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds.” Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

  • 1 Sam 25:14-15
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    14But one of the servants told Nabal’s wife Abigail,“David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our lord, but he screamed at them.

    15These men were very good to us. They did not insult us, nor did we sustain any loss during the entire time we were together in the field.

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    29David replied,“What have I done now? Can’t I say anything?”

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    6Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!”

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    73%

    4When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

  • 1 Sam 24:9
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    9David said to Saul,“Why do you pay attention when men say,‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

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    9So David’s servants went and spoke all these words to Nabal in David’s name. Then they paused.

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    23The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one.

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    10when someone told me that Saul was dead– even though he thought he was bringing good news– I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the good news I gave to him!

  • 1 Sam 25:26-27
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    26“Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as surely as you live, it is the LORD who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.

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    5They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.

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    17Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!”

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    21The LORD repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

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    27But my servant has slandered me to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God. Do whatever seems appropriate to you.