Verse 20

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

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 35:12 : 12 They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
  • 1 John 3:12 : 12 not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
  • 1 Sam 19:4-6 : 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?' 6 And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth -- he doth not die.'
  • 1 Sam 23:5 : 5 And David goeth, and his men, to Keilah, and fighteth with the Philistines, and leadeth away their cattle, and smiteth among them -- a great smiting, and David saveth the inhabitants of Keilah.
  • 1 Sam 23:12 : 12 And David saith, `Do the possessors of Keilah shut me up, and my men, into the hand of Saul?' And Jehovah saith, `They shut `thee' up.'
  • 1 Sam 25:16 : 16 a wall they have been unto us both by night and by day, all the days of our being with them, feeding the flock.
  • 1 Sam 25:21 : 21 And 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;
  • Ps 7:4 : 4 If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Matt 5:10 : 10 `Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.
  • 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?'
  • 1 Pet 3:13 : 13 and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?
  • 1 Pet 3:17-18 : 17 for `it is' better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil; 18 because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,
  • 1 Pet 4:14-16 : 14 if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified; 15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters; 16 and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;