Romans 12:21 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

Common English Bible

²¹ Don’t be defeated by evil, but defeat evil with good.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ Do not allow evil to prevail, instead prevail over evil by means of goodness.

Romans 12:21 Cross References

Proverbs 16:32

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Romans 12:20

Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

Romans 13:1

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.