"Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house."
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And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul's sons.
Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Whoever rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Whoever rewards evil for good, Evil shall not depart from his house.
Whoso is returning evil for good, Evil moveth not from his house.