Psalms 35:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,

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Referenced Verses

  • John 10:32 : 32 Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.
  • Ps 38:20 : 20 And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
  • Ps 109:3-5 : 3 They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause. 4 For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer! 5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
  • Prov 17:13 : 13 Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.
  • Luke 23:21-23 : 21 but they were calling out, saying, `Crucify, crucify him.' 22 And he a third time said unto them, `Why, what evil did he? no cause of death did I find in him; having chastised him, then, I will release `him'.' 23 And they were pressing with loud voices asking him to be crucified, and their voices, and those of the chief priests, were prevailing,
  • 1 Sam 19:4-5 : 4 And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee `are' very good; 5 yea, he putteth his life in his hand, and smiteth the Philistine, and Jehovah worketh a great salvation for all Israel; thou hast seen, and dost rejoice, and why dost thou sin against innocent blood, to put David to death for nought?'
  • 1 Sam 19:15 : 15 And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, `Bring him up in the bed unto me,' -- to put him to death.
  • 1 Sam 20:31-33 : 31 for all the days that the son of Jesse liveth on the ground thou art not established, thou and thy kingdom; and now, send and bring him unto me, for he `is' a son of death.' 32 And Jonathan answereth Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Why is he put to death? what hath he done?' 33 And Saul casteth the javelin at him to smite him, and Jonathan knoweth that it hath been determined by his father to put David to death.
  • 1 Sam 22:13-14 : 13 And Saul saith unto him, `Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, by thy giving to him bread and a sword, and to ask for him at God, to rise against me, to lie in wait, as `at' this day?' 14 And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, `And who among all thy servants `is' as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?

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  • Ps 109:3-5
    3 verses
    85%

    3They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

    4For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!

    5And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

  • Ps 109:20
    82%

    20This `is' the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

  • Jer 18:20
    80%

    20Is evil recompensed instead of good, That they have dug a pit for my soul? Remember my standing before Thee to speak good of them, To turn back Thy wrath from them.

  • Ps 38:19-20
    2 verses
    79%

    19And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

    20And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

  • Ps 35:13
    77%

    13And I -- in their sickness my clothing `is' sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.

  • Ps 35:15
    76%

    15And -- in my halting they have rejoiced, And have been gathered together, Gathered against me were the smiters, And I have not known, They have rent, and they have not ceased;

  • Ps 35:4
    75%

    4They are ashamed and blush, those seeking my soul, Turned backward and confounded, Those devising my evil.

  • Ps 35:11
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    11Violent witnesses rise up, That which I have not known they ask me.

  • Ps 70:2
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    2Let them be ashamed and confounded Who are seeking my soul, Let them be turned backward and blush Who are desiring my evil.

  • Ps 7:4
    74%

    4If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,

  • Ps 54:5
    74%

    5Turn back doth the evil thing to mine enemies, In Thy truth cut them off.

  • Ps 56:5-6
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    74%

    5All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts `are' for evil,

    6They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

  • Ps 38:12
    73%

    12And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

  • Job 16:10-11
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    73%

    10They have gaped on me with their mouth, In reproach they have smitten my cheeks, Together against me they set themselves.

    11God shutteth me up unto the perverse, And to the hands of the wicked turneth me over.

  • Ps 35:7
    73%

    7For without cause they hid for me their netpit, Without cause they digged for my soul.

  • Prov 17:13
    73%

    13Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.

  • Ps 40:14
    73%

    14They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are seeking my soul to destroy it, They are turned backward, And are ashamed, who are desiring my evil.

  • Ps 35:26
    73%

    26They are ashamed and confounded together, Who are rejoicing at my evil. They put on shame and confusion, Who are magnifying themselves against me.

  • Ps 55:3
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    3Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

  • 1 Sam 25:21
    73%

    21And David said, `Only, in vain I have kept all that this `one' hath in the wilderness, and nothing hath been looked after of all that he hath, and he turneth back to me evil for good;

  • Job 30:26
    73%

    26When good I expected, then cometh evil, And I wait for light, and darkness cometh.

  • Ps 41:10
    72%

    10And Thou, Jehovah, favour me, And cause me to rise, And I give recompence to them.

  • Ps 71:10
    72%

    10For mine enemies have spoken against me, And those watching my soul have taken counsel together,

  • Lam 1:21-22
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    72%

    21They have heard that I have sighed, There is no comforter for me, All my enemies have heard of my calamity, They have rejoiced that Thou hast done `it', Thou hast brought in the day Thou hast called, And they are like to me.

    22Come in doth all their evil before Thee, And one is doing to them as Thou hast done to me, For all my transgressions, For many `are' my sighs, and my heart `is' sick!

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    12For an enemy reproacheth me not, or I bear `it', He who is hating me Hath not magnified himself against me, Or I hide from him.

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    72%

    29If I rejoice at the ruin of my hater, And stirred up myself when evil found him,

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    72%

    13They are ashamed, they are consumed, Who are opposing my soul, They are covered `with' reproach and blushing, Who are seeking my evil,

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    71%

    3Over my back have ploughers ploughed, They have made long their furrows.

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    71%

    13They have broken down my path, By my calamity they profit, `He hath no helper.'

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    71%

    8All the day mine enemies reproached me, Those mad at me have sworn against me.

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    11My ways He is turning aside, and He pulleth me in pieces, He hath made me a desolation.

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    71%

    6A net they have prepared for my steps, Bowed down hath my soul, They have digged before me a pit, They have fallen into its midst. Selah.

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    71%

    24Judge me according to Thy righteousness, O Jehovah my God, And they do not rejoice over me.

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    3For strangers have risen up against me And terrible ones have sought my soul, They have not set God before them. Selah.

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    70%

    5He hath built up against me, And setteth round poverty and weariness.

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    70%

    21Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

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    70%

    19Mine enemies rejoice not over me `with' falsehood, Those hating me without cause wink the eye.

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    70%

    7All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

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    70%

    21And they give for my food gall, And for my thirst cause me to drink vinegar.

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    17And he saith unto David, `More righteous thou `art' than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

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    70%

    5Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished!

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    70%

    9The appearance of their faces witnessed against them, And their sin, as Sodom, they declared, They have not hidden! Wo to their soul, For they have done to themselves evil.

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    4Give to them according to their acting, And according to the evil of their doings. According to the work of their hands give to them. Return their deed to them.

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    70%

    20Jehovah doth recompense me According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.