In return for my love they are my accusers,
But I give myself to prayer.

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In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.(A)

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Thus (A)they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.

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They repay me evil for good,(A)
    and hatred for my friendship.

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20 (A)Shall evil be repaid for good?
For they have (B)dug a pit for my life.
Remember that I (C)stood before You
To speak good [a]for them,
To turn away Your wrath from them.

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  1. Jeremiah 18:20 concerning

20 Should good be repaid with evil?(A)
    Yet they have dug a pit(B) for me.
Remember that I stood(C) before you
    and spoke in their behalf(D)
    to turn your wrath away from them.

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17 (A)Repay no one evil for evil. (B)Have[a] regard for good things in the sight of all men.

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  1. Romans 12:17 Or Provide good

17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil.(A) Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.(B)

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15 (A)See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always (B)pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all.

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15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,(A) but always strive to do what is good for each other(B) and for everyone else.

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(A)not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary (B)blessing, knowing that you were called to this, (C)that you may inherit a blessing.

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Do not repay evil with evil(A) or insult with insult.(B) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(C) because to this(D) you were called(E) so that you may inherit a blessing.(F)

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