Proverbs 17:13

New International Reader's Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:10

So time after time members of your own royal house will be killed with swords. That’s because you turned your back on me. You took the wife of Uriah, the Hittite, to be your own.’

1 Kings 21:22

I will make your royal house like the house of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. I will make it like the house of Baasha, the son of Ahijah. You have made me very angry. You have caused Israel to sin.’

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 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 13:21

Hard times chase those who are sinful. But those who do right are rewarded with good things.

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “Put the blame for his death on us and our children!”

Matthew 27:5

So Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.

Romans 12:17

Don’t pay back evil with evil. Be careful to do what everyone thinks is right.

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 3:9

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 19:4

Jonathan told his father Saul some good things about David. He said to him, “Please don’t do anything to harm David. He hasn’t done anything to harm you. And what he’s done has helped you a lot.

1 Samuel 24:17

“You are a better person than I am,” he said. “You have treated me well. But I’ve treated you badly.

1 Samuel 25:21

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.