²¹ Now David had said, What was the use of my taking care of this man's goods in the waste land, so that there was no loss of anything which was his? he has only given me back evil for good.

¹³ If anyone gives back evil for good, evil will never go away from his house.

¹⁷ Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

⁹ Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

²⁰ What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

²¹ This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

²² Who did no evil, and there was no deceit in his mouth:

²³ To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:

¹⁵ Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.

³¹ Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

²⁶ Be angry without doing wrong; let not the sun go down on your wrath;

²¹ Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.

²⁰ Is evil to be the reward of good? for they have made a deep hole for my soul. Keep in mind how I took my place before you, to say a good word for them so that your wrath might be turned away from them.

³ Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

⁴ For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

⁵ They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

²⁰ They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

⁸ Put an end to your wrath and be no longer bitter; do not give way to angry feeling which is a cause of sin.

¹² They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

⁸ They are sons of shame, and of men without a name, who have been forced out of the land.

¹³ And David said to his men, Put on your swords, every one of you. And every man put on his sword; and David did the same; and about four hundred men went up with David, and two hundred kept watch over their goods.

⁴ And when they had gone only a little way out of the town, Joseph said to the servant who was over his house, Go after them; and when you overtake them, say to them, Why have you done evil in reward for good?