Psalm 38:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I did nothing but good, and they paid me back with evil. I try to do what is right, but that only makes them turn against me.

Cross References

Psalm 35:12

They pay me back evil for the good I have done. They make me so very sad.

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the Evil One. Cain killed his brother. But why did he kill him? Because what Cain did was evil, and what his brother did was good.

Jeremiah 18:20

I have done only good to them. It is not right for them to pay me back with evil. But they are preparing a death trap for me! Remember that I prayed to you for them. I asked only good for them. I tried to keep you from punishing them in anger.

1 Peter 3:13

If you are always trying to do good, no one can really harm you.

John 10:32

But he said to them, “The many wonderful things you have seen me do are from the Father. Which of these good things are you killing me for?”

Psalm 7:4

I have done nothing to hurt a friend or to help his enemies.

1 Samuel 25:21

David was saying, “I protected Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure not one of his sheep was missing. I did all that for nothing. I was good to him, but he was rude to me.

1 Samuel 25:16

His men protected us night and day. They were like a wall around us—they protected us while we were with them caring for the sheep.

1 Samuel 23:12

Again David asked, “Will the people of Keilah give me and my men to Saul?” The Lord answered, “They will.”

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah. David’s men fought the Philistines. They defeated them and took their cattle. In this way David saved the people of Keilah.

Matthew 5:10

Great blessings belong to those who suffer persecution for doing what is right. God’s kingdom belongs to them.

Psalm 25:19

Look at all the enemies I have. They hate me and want to hurt me.

Psalm 35:19

Don’t let my lying enemies keep on laughing at me. They have no reason to hate me. Surely they will be punished for their secret plans.

Psalm 142:7

Help me escape this trap, so that I can praise your name. Then good people will celebrate with me, because you took care of me.