Parallel Verses
Amplified
They repay me evil for good,
To the sorrow of my soul.
New American Standard Bible
To the bereavement of my soul.
King James Version
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
Holman Bible
making me desolate.
International Standard Version
They paid me back evil for good; my soul mourns.
A Conservative Version
They reward me evil for good, [to] the bereaving of my soul.
American Standard Version
They reward me evil for good, To the bereaving of my soul.
Bible in Basic English
They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.
Darby Translation
They reward me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
Julia Smith Translation
They will requite me evil instead of good, bereaving to my soul
King James 2000
They rewarded me evil for good to the sorrow of my soul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.
Modern King James verseion
They rewarded me evil for good; bereaving my soul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They reward me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul.
NET Bible
They repay me evil for the good I have done; I am overwhelmed with sorrow.
New Heart English Bible
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
The Emphasized Bible
They repay me evil for good, Bereaving my soul.
Webster
They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
World English Bible
They reward me evil for good, to the bereaving of my soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
They pay me evil for good, bereaving my soul,
Themes
Evil » Social in the church » In politics
Evil for good » Evil for good, the returning of
Friends » False friends » David's friends were false to david
Good for evil » Returning » David, to his enemies
Ingratitude » To man, instances of
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 35:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Prayer For Victory
11
Malicious witnesses rise up;
They ask me of things that I do not know.
They repay me evil for good,
To the sorrow of my soul.
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment);
I humbled my soul with fasting,
And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.
Cross References
John 10:32
Jesus answered them,
Psalm 38:20
They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me,
Because I follow what is good.
Jeremiah 18:20
Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember [with compassion] that I stood before You
To speak good on their behalf,
To turn Your anger away from them.
1 Samuel 19:4-5
Then Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “May the king not sin against his servant David, since he has not sinned against you, and since his deeds have been very beneficial to you.
1 Samuel 19:15
Then Saul sent the messengers [again] to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed [if necessary], so that I may kill him.”
1 Samuel 20:31-33
For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you [as heir to the throne] nor your kingdom will be established. So now, send [someone] and bring him to me, for he
1 Samuel 22:13-14
Saul said to him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so he would rebel against me by lying in ambush, as he does this day?”
Psalm 109:3-5
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.
Proverbs 17:13
Whoever returns evil for good,
Evil will not depart from his house.
Luke 23:21-23
but they kept shouting out, “Crucify, crucify Him!”