Bible Cross References
If I
Psalm 55:20
My former companion attacked his friends; he broke his promises.
Psalm 109:5
They pay me back evil for good and hatred for love.
Genesis 44:4
When they had gone only a short distance from the city, Joseph said to the servant in charge of his house, "Hurry after those men. When you catch up with them, ask them, 'Why have you paid back evil for good?
Proverbs 17:3
Gold and silver are tested by fire, and a person's heart is tested by the LORD.
Jeremiah 18:20
Is evil the payment for good? Yet they have dug a pit for me to fall in. Remember how I came to you and spoke on their behalf, so that you would not deal with them in anger.
Jeremiah 18:21
But now, LORD, let their children starve to death; let them be killed in war. Let the women lose their husbands and children; let the men die of disease and the young men be killed in battle.
I have
1 Samuel 24:7
So David convinced his men that they should not attack Saul. Saul got up, left the cave, and started away.
1 Samuel 24:10
You can see for yourself that just now in the cave the LORD put you in my power. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I felt sorry for you and said that I would not harm you in the least, because you are the one whom the LORD chose to be king.
1 Samuel 24:11
Look, my father, look at the piece of your robe I am holding! I could have killed you, but instead I only cut this off. This should convince you that I have no thought of rebelling against you or of harming you. You are hunting me down to kill me, even though I have not done you any wrong.
1 Samuel 26:9-17
9
But David said, "You must not harm him! The LORD will certainly punish whoever harms his chosen king.
10
By the living LORD," David continued, "I know that the LORD himself will kill Saul, either when his time comes to die a natural death or when he dies in battle.
11
The LORD forbid that I should try to harm the one whom the LORD has made king! Let's take his spear and his water jar, and go."
12
So David took the spear and the water jar from right beside Saul's head, and he and Abishai left. No one saw it or knew what had happened or even woke up---they were all sound asleep, because the LORD had sent a heavy sleep on them all.
13
Then David crossed over to the other side of the valley to the top of the hill, a safe distance away,
14
and shouted to Saul's troops and to Abner, "Abner! Can you hear me?" "Who is that shouting and waking up the king?" Abner asked.
15
David answered, "Abner, aren't you the greatest man in Israel? So why aren't you protecting your master, the king? Just now someone entered the camp to kill your master.
16
You failed in your duty, Abner! I swear by the living LORD that all of you deserve to die, because you have not protected your master, whom the LORD made king. Look! Where is the king's spear? Where is the water jar that was right by his head?"
17
Saul recognized David's voice and asked, "David, is that you, my son?" "Yes, Your Majesty," David answered.
1 Samuel 26:24-17
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1 Samuel 19:4
Jonathan praised David to Saul and said, "Sir, don't do wrong to your servant David. He has never done you any wrong; on the contrary, everything he has done has been a great help to you.
1 Samuel 19:5
He risked his life when he killed Goliath, and the LORD won a great victory for Israel. When you saw it, you were glad. Why, then, do you now want to do wrong to an innocent man and kill David for no reason at all?"
1 Samuel 20:1
Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah and went to Jonathan. "What have I done?" he asked. "What crime have I committed? What wrong have I done to your father to make him want to kill me?"
1 Samuel 22:14
Ahimelech answered, "David is the most faithful officer you have! He is your own son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and highly respected by everyone in the royal court.
1 Samuel 24:11-15
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Look, my father, look at the piece of your robe I am holding! I could have killed you, but instead I only cut this off. This should convince you that I have no thought of rebelling against you or of harming you. You are hunting me down to kill me, even though I have not done you any wrong.
12
May the LORD judge which one of us is wrong! May he punish you for your action against me, for I will not harm you in the least.
13
You know the old saying, 'Evil is done only by evil people.' And so I will not harm you.
14
Look at what the king of Israel is trying to kill! Look at what he is chasing! A dead dog, a flea!
15
The LORD will judge, and he will decide which one of us is wrong. May he look into the matter, defend me, and save me from you."
1 Samuel 24:17-19
17
Then he said to David, "You are right, and I am wrong. You have been so good to me, while I have done such wrong to you!
18
Today you have shown how good you are to me, because you did not kill me, even though the LORD put me in your power.
19
How often does someone catch an enemy and then let him get away unharmed? The LORD bless you for what you have done to me today!
1 Samuel 25:28
Please forgive me, sir, for any wrong I have done. The LORD will make you king, and your descendants also, because you are fighting his battles; and you will not do anything evil as long as you live.
1 Samuel 25:29
If anyone should attack you and try to kill you, the LORD your God will keep you safe, as someone guards a precious treasure. As for your enemies, however, he will throw them away, as someone hurls stones with a sling.
1 Samuel 26:21
Saul answered, "I have done wrong. Come back, David, my son! I will never harm you again, because you have spared my life tonight. I have been a fool! I have done a terrible thing!"