1 Samuel 25:21

New International Reader's Version

David had just said, “Everything we’ve done hasn’t been worth a thing! I watched over that fellow’s property in the desert. I made sure none of it was stolen. But he has paid me back evil for good.

Cross References

Genesis 44:4

They hadn’t gone very far from the city when Joseph spoke to his manager. “Go after those men right away,” he said. “Catch up with them. Say to them, ‘My master was good to you. Why have you paid him back by doing evil?

Job 30:8

They were so foolish that no one respected them. They were driven out of the land.

Psalm 35:12

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They leave me like someone who has lost a family member.

Psalm 37:8

Turn away from anger and don’t give in to wrath. Don’t be upset, because that only leads to evil.

Psalm 38:20

They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them. They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.

Proverbs 17:13

Evil will never leave the house of anyone who pays back evil for good.

Jeremiah 18:20

Should the good things I’ve done be paid back with evil? But my enemies have dug a pit for me. Remember that I stood in front of you and spoke up for them. I tried to turn your anger away from them.

Romans 12:21

Don’t let evil overcome you. Overcome evil by doing good.

Ephesians 4:26

Scripture says, “When you are angry, do not sin.” (Psalm 4:4) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.

Ephesians 4:31

Get rid of all hard feelings, anger and rage. Stop all fighting and lying. Don’t have anything to do with any kind of hatred.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Make sure that no one pays back one wrong act with another. Instead, always try to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.

1 Peter 3:17

God may want you to suffer for doing good. That’s better than suffering for doing evil.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this.

1 Samuel 25:13

David said to his men, “Each of you put on your swords!” So they did. David put his sword on too. About 400 men went up with David. Two hundred men stayed behind with the supplies.

1 Samuel 25:15

David’s men had been very good to us. They treated us well. The whole time we were near them out in the fields, nothing was stolen.

1 Samuel 25:20

Abigail rode her donkey into a mountain valley. There she saw David and his men. They were coming down toward her.

1 Samuel 25:7

“ ‘I hear that you are clipping the wool off your sheep. When your shepherds were with us, we treated them well. The whole time they were at Carmel nothing that belonged to them was stolen.