Psalms 109:5

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

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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.
  • 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 55:12-15 : 12 Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him. 13 But it is you, a man like me, my close friend in whom I confided. 14 We would share personal thoughts with each other; in God’s temple we would walk together among the crowd. 15 May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.
  • Mark 14:44-45 : 44 (Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying,“The one I kiss is the man. Arrest him and lead him away under guard.”) 45 When Judas arrived, he went up to Jesus immediately and said,“Rabbi!” and kissed him.
  • Luke 6:16 : 16 Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
  • Luke 22:47-48 : 47 Betrayal and Arrest While he was still speaking, suddenly a crowd appeared, and the man named Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He walked up to Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said to him,“Judas, would you betray the Son of Man with a kiss?”
  • John 13:18 : 18 The Announcement of Jesus’ Betrayal“What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture,‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’
  • 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?
  • 2 Sam 15:12 : 12 While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Now David had been told,“Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed,“Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O LORD.
  • Ps 35:7-9 : 7 I did not harm them, but they hid a net to catch me and dug a pit to trap me. 8 Let destruction take them by surprise! Let the net they hid catch them! Let them fall into destruction! 9 Then I will rejoice in the LORD and be happy because of his deliverance. 10 With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” 11 Violent men perjure themselves, and falsely accuse me. 12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 109:2-4
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    2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.

    3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.

    4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.

  • Ps 35:12
    85%

    12They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    81%

    19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

    20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

  • Ps 109:20
    81%

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

  • Jer 18:20
    77%

    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.

  • Ps 25:19
    77%

    19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.

  • Ps 139:20-22
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    76%

    20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

    21O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

    22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

  • Ps 55:3
    76%

    3because of what the enemy says, and because of how the wicked pressure me, for they hurl trouble down upon me and angrily attack me.

  • Ps 109:6
    76%

    6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!

  • Ps 54:5
    76%

    5May those who wait to ambush me be repaid for their evil! As a demonstration of your faithfulness, destroy them!

  • Ps 56:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

    6They stalk and lurk; they watch my every step, as they prepare to take my life.

  • Ps 7:4
    74%

    4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,

  • Job 19:19
    74%

    19All my closest friends detest me; and those whom I love have turned against me.

  • Job 16:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9His anger has torn me and persecuted me; he has gnashed at me with his teeth; my adversary locks his eyes on me.

    10People have opened their mouths against me, they have struck my cheek in scorn; they unite together against me.

    11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.

  • Ps 41:7
    74%

    7All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another; they plan ways to harm me.

  • Ps 102:8
    74%

    8All day long my enemies taunt me; those who mock me use my name in their curses.

  • Ps 69:4
    73%

    4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

  • Job 31:29
    73%

    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Matt 5:43-44
    2 verses
    72%

    43Love for Enemies“You have heard that it was said,‘Love your neighbor’ and‘hate your enemy.’

    44But I say to you, love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you,

  • Ps 35:19
    72%

    19Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    72%

    21Now 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.

  • Ps 71:10
    71%

    10For my enemies talk about me; those waiting for a chance to kill me plot my demise.

  • Ps 41:10
    71%

    10As for you, O LORD, have mercy on me and raise me up, so I can pay them back!”

  • Ps 70:2
    71%

    2May those who are trying to take my life be embarrassed and ashamed! May those who want to harm me be turned back and ashamed!

  • 2 Sam 22:41
    71%

    41You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate me.

  • Ps 21:11
    71%

    11Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

  • Job 19:11
    71%

    11Thus his anger burns against me, and he considers me among his enemies.

  • Ps 35:15
    71%

    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

  • Luke 6:27
    71%

    27“But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,

  • Job 30:10
    71%

    10They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

  • Lam 3:64-65
    2 verses
    71%

    64ת(Tav) Pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to what they have done.

    65Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

  • Mic 3:2
    71%

    2yet you hate what is good, and love what is evil. You flay my people’s skin and rip the flesh from their bones.

  • Ps 38:12
    71%

    12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.

  • Ps 109:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

  • Ps 55:12
    71%

    12Indeed, it is not an enemy who insults me, or else I could bear it; it is not one who hates me who arrogantly taunts me, or else I could hide from him.

  • Prov 17:13
    70%

    13As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

  • Lam 3:60
    70%

    60You have seen all their vengeance, all their plots against me.

  • Lam 3:3
    70%

    3He repeatedly attacks me, he turns his hand against me all day long.

  • John 15:25
    70%

    25Now this happened to fulfill the word that is written in their law,‘They hated me without reason.’