Bible verse
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
Psalm 38:20 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 38.
16 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
17 For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
18 Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
20 Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
21 Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
22 Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
KJV
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].
ASV
They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
ERV
They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
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