Psalm 38:20

New Century Version

They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good.

Cross References

Psalm 142:7

Free me from my prison, and then I will praise your name. Then good people will surround me, because you have taken care of me.

Psalm 25:19

Look at how many enemies I have! See how much they hate me!

Psalm 35:12

They repay me with evil for the good I have done, and they make me very sad.

Psalm 35:19

Do not let my enemies laugh at me; they hate me for no reason. Do not let them make fun of me; they have no cause to hate me.

Psalm 7:4

Have I done wrong to my friend or stolen without reason from my enemy?

Jeremiah 18:20

Good should not be paid back with evil, but they have dug a pit in order to kill me. Remember that I stood before you and asked you to do good things for these people and to turn your anger away from them.

Matthew 5:10

They are blessed who are persecuted for doing good, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

John 10:32

But he said to them, “I have done many good works from the Father. Which of these good works are you killing me for?”

1 Peter 3:13

If you are trying hard to do good, no one can really hurt you.

1 John 3:12

Do not be like Cain who belonged to the Evil One and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because the things Cain did were evil, and the things his brother did were good.

1 Samuel 23:12

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

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines and took their cattle. David killed many Philistines and saved the people of Keilah.

1 Samuel 25:16

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

1 Samuel 25:21

David had just said, “It’s been useless! I watched over Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure none of his sheep was missing. I did good to him, but he has paid me back with evil.