Proverbs 17:13

New English Translation

As for the one who repays evil for good, evil will not leave his house.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:10

So now the sword will never depart from your house. For you have despised me by taking the wife of Uriah the Hittite as your own!’

1 Kings 21:22

I will make your dynasty like those of Jeroboam son of Nebat and Baasha son of Ahijah because you angered me and made Israel sin.’

Psalm 35:12

They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.

Psalm 38:20

They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.

Proverbs 13:21

Calamity pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

Matthew 27:25

In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil; consider what is good before all people.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See that no one pays back evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 Samuel 19:4

So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.

1 Samuel 24:17

He said to David, “You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!

1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had been thinking, “In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.