Jeremiah 18:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

Cross References

Job 6:27

Truly, you are such as would give up the child of a dead man to his creditors, and would make a profit out of your friend.

Psalm 106:23

And he was purposing to put an end to them if Moses, his special servant, had not gone up before him, between him and his people, turning back his wrath, to keep them from destruction.

Psalm 119:95

The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

Psalm 35:12

They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

Psalm 35:7

For without cause they have put a net ready for me secretly, in which to take my soul.

Psalm 38:20

They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

Psalm 57:6

They have made ready a net for my steps; my soul is bent down; they have made a great hole before me, and have gone down into it themselves. Selah.

Psalm 7:15

He has made a hole deep in the earth, and is falling into the hole which he has made

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

Proverbs 26:27

He who makes a hole in the earth will himself go falling into it: and on him by whom a stone is rolled the stone will come back again.

Ecclesiastes 10:8

He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

Jeremiah 11:14

And as for you, make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them: for I will not give ear to their cry in the time of their trouble.

Jeremiah 14:20

We are conscious, O Lord, of our sin and of the wrongdoing of our fathers: we have done evil against you.

Jeremiah 15:1

Then the Lord said to me, Even if Moses and Samuel came before me, I would have no desire for this people: send them away from before me, and let them go.

Jeremiah 17:18

Let them be put to shame who are attacking me, but let me not be shamed; let them be overcome with fear, but let me not be overcome: send on them the day of evil, and put them to destruction twice over.

Jeremiah 18:19

Give thought to me, O Lord, and give ear to the voice of those who put forward a cause against me.

Jeremiah 18:22

Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

Jeremiah 27:18

But if they are prophets, and if the word of the Lord is with them, let them now make request to the Lord of armies that the vessels which are still in the house of the Lord and in the house of the king of Judah and at Jerusalem, may not go to Babylon.

Jeremiah 5:26

For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

Jeremiah 7:16

And as for you Jeremiah, make no prayers for this people, send up no cry or prayer for them, make no request for them to me: for I will not give ear.

Lamentations 3:59

O Lord, you have seen my wrong; be judge in my cause.

John 10:32

Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

John 15:25

This comes about so that the writing in their law may be made true, Their hate for me was without cause.

1 Samuel 19:4

And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you: