In Proverbs, chapter seventeen, verse thirteen, “Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.” The truth in David’s life is the illustration in this theme verse. He “rewarded” Uriah’s integrity and faithfulness with evil. From that point on, evil did not depart from David’s house, as declared in Second Samuel, twelve, verses ten through twelve.
Because David had despised God and killed Uriah to take Uriah’s wife for himself, God pronounced judgment on David and his family. David’s dreadful punishment was not a result of the natural consequences of sin, nor was God passively permitting it to happen to him. However, his punishment was a direct result of God’s direct actions. “Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.”
It is dangerous for a person to do evil to people who do good to you. Especially if it is against the Lord’s anointed, whether the individual is a believer or an unbeliever, who commits this wrongful activity or even attempts it. God will take it personally, as we discover with His servant David against Uriah. It is not a good situation for the person who has wronged another, especially one who has been hardworking and faithful towards them. The innocent before God will have His favor and receive justice when they call Him.