1 Samuel 24:17
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17 He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.(A)
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1 Samuel 26:21
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21 Then Saul said, “I have done wrong; come back, my son David, for I will never harm you again, because my life was precious in your sight today; I have been a fool and have made a great mistake.”(A)
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Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
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Genesis 38:26
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26 Then Judah acknowledged them and said, “She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not lie with her again.(A)
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Romans 12:20-21
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20 Instead, “if your enemies are hungry, feed them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink, for by doing this you will heap burning coals on their heads.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Matthew 27:4
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4 He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent[a] blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”(A)
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- 27.4 Other ancient authorities read righteous
Psalm 37:6
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6 He will make your vindication shine like the light
and the justice of your cause like the noonday.(A)
Exodus 9:27
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27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.(A)
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