1 Samuel 19:4
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4 Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you and because his deeds have been of good service to you,(A)
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Jeremiah 18:20
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20 Is evil a recompense for good?
Yet they have dug a pit for my life.
Remember how I stood before you
to speak good for them,
to turn away your wrath from them.(A)
Genesis 42:22
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22 Then Reuben answered them, “Did I not tell you not to wrong the boy? But you would not listen. So now there comes a reckoning for his blood.”(A)
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Proverbs 31:8-9
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8 Speak out for those who cannot speak,
for the rights of all the destitute.[a](A)
9 Speak out; judge righteously;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.(B)
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- 31.8 Heb all children of passing away
Proverbs 17:13
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13 Evil will not depart from the house
of one who returns evil for good.(A)
1 Samuel 20:32
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32 Then Jonathan answered his father Saul, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”(A)
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Psalm 109:4-5
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4 In return for my love they accuse me,
even while I make prayer for them.[a](A)
5 So they reward me evil for good
and hatred for my love.(B)
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- 109.4 Syr: Heb I prayer
Psalm 35:12
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12 They repay me evil for good;
my soul is forlorn.(A)
1 Samuel 22:14
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14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is so faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law and is quick[a] to do your bidding and is honored in your house.(A)
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- 22.14 Heb and turns aside
1 Corinthians 8:12
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12 But when you thus sin against brothers and sisters and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.
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2 Chronicles 6:22
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22 “If someone sins against a neighbor and is required to take an oath and comes and swears before your altar in this house,(A)
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1 Samuel 2:25
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25 If one person sins against another, someone can intercede for the sinner with the Lord,[a] but if someone sins against the Lord, who can make intercession?” But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for it was the will of the Lord to kill them.(A)
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- 2.25 Gk Q ms: MT another, God will intercede for him
Genesis 9:6
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6 Whoever sheds the blood of a human,
by a human shall that person’s blood be shed,
for in his own image
God made humans.(A)
1 John 3:15
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15 All who hate a brother or sister are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life abiding in them.(A)
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Proverbs 24:11-12
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11 if you hold back from rescuing those taken away to death,
those who go staggering to the slaughter;(A)
12 if you say, “Look, we did not know this”—
does not he who weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who keeps watch over your soul know it?
And will he not repay all according to their deeds?(B)
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