Proverbs 17:13 KJV
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Proverbs 17:13, King James Version
In context
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
Cross-references
- Psalms 109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
- Romans 12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
- 1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
- Psalms 55:12 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:
- Psalms 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.