Psalm 38:20 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁰ And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ They also that render evil for good Are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ They also that render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow the thing that is good.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Those who give, repay good with evil; they oppose me for pursuing good.

Psalm 38:20 Cross References

Psalm 142:7

“Bring my being out of prison, To give thanks to Your Name. Let the righteous gather around me, Because You deal kindly with me.”

Psalm 25:19

See how many my enemies have become; And they hate me with a violent hatred.

Psalm 35:12

They reward me evil for good, bereaving my life.

Psalm 35:19

Let not my lying enemies rejoice over me; Or those who hate me without cause wink their eyes.

Psalm 7:4

If I have done evil to him who was at peace with me, Or have plundered my enemy without cause,

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? For they have dug a pit for my life. Remember that I stood before You to speak good for them, and to turn away Your wrath from them.

Matthew 5:10

“Blessed are those persecuted for righteousness’ sake, because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

John 10:32

יהושע  answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. Because of which of these works do you stone Me?”

1 Peter 3:13

And who is the one doing evil to you, if you become imitators of the good?

1 John 3:12

not as Qayin who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his works were wicked but those of his brother were righteous.

1 Samuel 23:12

And Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 23:5

So Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 25:16

“They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the days we were with them tending the sheep.

1 Samuel 25:21

And Dawiḏ