Proverbs 17:13

A Conservative Version

He who rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Cross References

Romans 12:17

rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men.

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

Psalm 35:12

They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul.

Psalm 38:20

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

2 Samuel 12:10

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house, because thou have despised me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, Thou are more righteous than I, for thou have rendered to me good, whereas I have rendered to thee evil.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that not any man repays evil for evil to any man, but always pursue the good, both for each other and for all.

Matthew 27:5

And having cast down the silver pieces in the temple, he departed, and after going away, he hanged himself.

Matthew 27:25

And having answered, all the people said, His blood be on us, and on our children.

1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee, and because his works have been very good toward thee.

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him, and he has returned me evil for good.

1 Kings 21:22

And I will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah for the provocation with which thou have provoked me to anger, and have made Israel to sin.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursues sinners, but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.