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1 Samuel 25:21
1 Samuel 25:21 is verse 21 of 1 Samuel chapter 25, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.
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1 Samuel 25:19–23 · Berean Standard Bible
19 and said to her young men, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
20 As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
21 Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
22 May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 25:13And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men put on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
Job 30:8A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
Psalms 37:8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.
Ephesians 4:26“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,
Ephesians 4:31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.
1 Peter 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
1 Peter 2:22“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in His mouth.”
1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
1 Peter 3:9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Genesis 44:4They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?
Psalms 35:12They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Psalms 38:20Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Psalms 109:3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
Psalms 109:5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.
Jeremiah 18:20Should 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 wrath from them.
Romans 12:21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Peter 2:20How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
1 Peter 3:17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.