1 Peter 3:13
uAnd who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Καὶ τίς ὁ κακώσων ὑμᾶς, ἐὰν τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ μιμηταὶ γένησθε;
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Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Job 5:22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
i.e. none or few will harm you, as being convinced and overcome by your good deeds, whereby even they are many times mollified and melted that are of themselves most wicked and hard-hearted, 1Sa 24:16,17.
either followers of God, who doth good to the evil and unkind; but then it should be rendered, followers of him who is good, or rather, followers of those things that are good: q.d. If you be diligent in doing good to others, none will have the heart to do you hurt.