They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, ‘Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, “Why have you repaid evil for good?
1 Samuel 25:21 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised David had just said, ‘I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belonged to him; and he has repaid me evil for good. American Standard Version (1901) Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good. Common English Bible David had just been saying, “What a waste of time—guarding all this man’s stuff in the wilderness so that nothing of his went missing! He has repaid me evil instead of good! Catholic Public Domain Version And David said: "Truly, in vain have I preserved all that was his in the wilderness, so that nothing perished out of all that belonged to him. And he has repaid evil to me for good. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David said: Truly in vain have I kept all that belonged to this man in the wilderness, and nothing was lost of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good. |
They had not gone very far from the city when Joseph said to his steward, ‘Get up. Pursue the men, and when you overtake them, say to them, “Why have you repaid evil for good?
Foolish men, without even a name. They were forced to leave the land.
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never depart from his house.
Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before you to speak good on their behalf, to turn your anger from them.
Let all bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.
See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you may inherit a blessing.
He said to his men, ‘All of you, put on your swords! ’ So each man put on his sword, and David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
The men treated us very well. When we were in the field, we weren’t harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them.
As she rode the donkey down a mountain pass hidden from view, she saw David and his men coming towards her and met them.
I hear that you are shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.