1Sa 25:21
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.
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.
For {it is} better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
For what glory {is it}, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer {for it}, ye take it patiently, this {is} acceptable with God. {acceptable: or, thank}
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
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.
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
{And} when they were gone out of the city, {and} not {yet} far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?
They rewarded me evil for good {to} the spoiling of my soul. {spoiling: Heb. depriving}
{They were} children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. {base...: Heb. men of no name}
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow {the thing that} good {is}.
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
But the men {were} very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields: {hurt: Heb. shamed}
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow {the thing that} good {is}.
And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. {hurt: Heb. shamed}
And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, {As} the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this {thing} shall surely die: {shall...: or, is worthy to die, or, is a son of death}
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
But in vain they do worship me, teaching {for} doctrines the commandments of men.
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this {fellow} in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace.
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}