Psalm 38:20

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 142:7

My troubles are like a prison. Set me free so I can praise your name. Then those who do what is right will gather around me because you have been good to me.

Psalm 25:19

Look at how many enemies I have! See how terrible their hatred is for me!

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 35:19

Don’t let those who are my enemies without any reason laugh at me and make fun of me. Don’t let those who hate me without any reason wink at me with an evil purpose.

Psalm 7:4

Or I have done evil to my friend. Or I have robbed my enemy without any reason.

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.

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who suffer for doing what is right. The kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

John 10:32

But Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which good work are you throwing stones at me for?”

1 Peter 3:13

Who is going to hurt you if you really want to do good?

1 John 3:12

Don’t be like Cain. He belonged to the evil one. He murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because the things Cain had done were wrong. But the things his brother had done were right.

1 Samuel 23:12

Again David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will.”

1 Samuel 23:5

So David and his men went to Keilah. They fought against the Philistines and carried off their livestock. David wounded and killed large numbers of Philistines. And he saved the people of Keilah.

1 Samuel 25:16

We were taking care of our sheep near them. During that time, they were like a wall around us night and day. They kept us safe.

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.