Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.

Cross References (23)

  • Psalms 35:7 (7)

    For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.

  • Psalms 57:6 (7)

    They spread a net for my feet; my soul was despondent. They dug a pit before me, but they themselves have fallen into it

  • Psalms 106:23 (6)

    So He said He would destroy them—had not Moses His chosen one stood before Him in the breach to divert His wrath from de

  • Psalms 35:12 (5)

    They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.

  • 1 Samuel 24:17–19 (5)

    and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with e

  • Psalms 119:95 (4)

    The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

  • Jeremiah 18:22 (4)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me

  • Psalms 109:4–5 (4)

    In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

  • Proverbs 26:27 (4)

    He who digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

  • Ecclesiastes 10:8 (4)

    He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • Jeremiah 11:14 (3)

    As for you, do not pray for these people. Do not raise up a cry or a prayer on their behalf, for I will not be listening

  • Proverbs 17:13 (3)

    If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

  • Jeremiah 7:16 (3)

    As for you, do not pray for these people, do not offer a plea or petition on their behalf, and do not beg Me, for I will

  • John 10:32 (3)

    But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”

  • Genesis 18:22–32 (3)

    And the two men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

  • Jeremiah 14:7–11 (3)

    Although our iniquities testify against us, O LORD, act for the sake of Your name. Indeed, our rebellions are many; we h

  • Zechariah 3:1–2 (3)

    Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right

  • Job 6:27 (3)

    You would even cast lots for an orphan and barter away your friend.

  • Psalms 38:20 (3)

    Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

  • Psalms 7:15 (3)

    He has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

  • Jeremiah 14:20 (3)

    We acknowledge our wickedness, O LORD, the guilt of our fathers; indeed, we have sinned against You.

  • Ezekiel 22:30–31 (3)

    I searched for a man among them to repair the wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, so that I shoul

  • John 15:25 (3)

    But this is to fulfill what is written in their Law: ‘They hated Me without reason.’