1 Samuel 25:21 · KJV
“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.”
— 1 Samuel 25:21
And it was {so, as} she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that {pertain} to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
1 Samuel 25 — Context
And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.
20And it was {so, as} she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
21Now 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.
22So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that {pertain} to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
Cross References
Proverbs 17:13
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Romans 12:21
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Peter 2:20-23
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}
1 Thessalonians 5:15
See that none render evil for evil unto any {man}; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all {men}.
1 Peter 3:17
For {it is} better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
Psalms 35:12
They rewarded me evil for good {to} the spoiling of my soul. {spoiling: Heb. depriving}