Psalm 109:5 {108:5}
Good News Translation
They pay me back evil for good and hatred for love.

New Revised Standard Version
So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Contemporary English Version
For being friendly and kind, they paid me back with meanness and hatred.

New American Bible
They repay me evil for good, hatred for my love.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.

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Psalm 35:7-12 For without cause they have hidden their net for me unto destruction: without cause they have upbraided my soul. . . .

Genesis 44:4 And when they were now departed out of the city, and had gone forward a little way: Joseph sending for the steward of his house, said: Arise, and pursue after the men: and when thou hast overtaken them, say to them: Why have you returned evil for good?

Proverbs 17:13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

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Psalm 55:12-15 For if my enemy had reviled me, I would verily have borne with it. And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, I would perhaps have hidden my self from him. . . .

2 Samuel 15:12,31 Absalom also sent for Achitophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city Gilo. And while he was offering sacrifices, there was a strong conspiracy, and the people running together increased with Absalom. . . .

Mark 14:44,45 And he that betrayed him had given them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he. Lay hold on him: and lead him away carefully. . . .

Luke 6:16 And Jude the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, who was the traitor.

Luke 22:47,48 As he was yet speaking, behold a multitude; and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to Jesus, for to kiss him. . . .

John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen. But that the scripture may be fulfilled: He that eateth bread with me shall lift up his heel against me,

Context
The Song of the Slandered
4Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer. 5And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.6Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand.…
Cross References
John 7:7
The world cannot hate you: but me it hateth, because I give testimony of it, that the works thereof are evil,

John 10:32
Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?

1 Samuel 25:21
And David said: Truly in vain have I kept all that belonged to this fellow in the wilderness, and nothing was lost of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

Psalm 7:4
If I have rendered to them that repaid me evils, let me deservedly fall empty before my enemies.

Psalm 35:12
They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

Psalm 38:20
They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

Proverbs 17:13
He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Jeremiah 41:2
And Ismahel the son of Nathanias arose, and the ten men that were with him, and they struck Godolias the son of Ahicam, the son of Saphan with the sword, and slew him whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

Psalm 109:4
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