Romans 12:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 12:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 12:17 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 12:17 — KJV
“Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.”
— Romans 12:17 (KJV)
Romans 12:17 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 12:17
“But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. dishonesty: Gr. shame”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:17: things, honest, sight
“Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:17: things, honest, sight
“Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:17: evil, sight, men
“And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:17: evil, sight, men
“And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.”
Shares key themes with Romans 12:17: evil, sight, men
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