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Source language
Original Greek   
μὴ νικῶ ὑπὸ τοῦ κακοῦ, ἀλλὰ νίκα ἐν τῷ ἀγαθῷ τὸ κακόν.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
me niko upo tou kakou, alla nika en to agatho to kakon.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
noli vinci a malo sed vince in bono malum

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
New King James Version   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
21st Century King James Version   
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.
Darby Bible Translation   
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
God's Word   
Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
International Standard Version   
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
NET Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New American Standard Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New International Version   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New Living Translation   
Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Weymouth New Testament   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.
The World English Bible   
Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Do not let evil things win against you! Instead, do good things. Then you will win against the evil things that people do.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.
New Life Version   
Do not let sin have power over you. Let good have power over sin!
Revised Geneva Translation   
Be not overcome by evil. But, overcome evil with good.
The Voice Bible   
Never let evil get the best of you; instead, overpower evil with the good.
Living Bible   
Don’t let evil get the upper hand, but conquer evil by doing good.
New Catholic Bible   
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Christian Standard Bible   
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.
New Century Version   
Do not let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.
The Message   
Our Scriptures tell us that if you see your enemy hungry, go buy that person lunch, or if he’s thirsty, get him a drink. Your generosity will surprise him with goodness. Don’t let evil get the best of you; get the best of evil by doing good.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Do not be overcome by · evil, but overcome evil with · good. ·
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New Matthew Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with goodness.
Good News Translation®   
Do not let evil defeat you; instead, conquer evil with good.
Wycliffe Bible   
Do not thou be overcome of evil, but overcome thou evil by good.
New Testament for Everyone   
Don’t let evil conquer you. Rather, conquer evil with good.
Contemporary English Version   
Don't let evil defeat you, but defeat evil with good.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
... these are God’s words: ‘Therefore if your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head’. Don’t allow yourself to be overpowered with evil. Take the offensive—overpower evil by good!
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Don’t be defeated by evil, but defeat evil with good.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Do not be overcome and conquered by evil, but overcome evil with good.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Do not be conquered by evil but conquer evil with good.
New American Standard Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
The Expanded Bible   
Do not let evil ·defeat [conquer; overcome] you, but ·defeat [conquer; overcome] evil by doing good.
Tree of Life Version   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Revised Standard Version   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New International Reader's Version   
Don’t let evil overcome you. Overcome evil by doing good.
BRG Bible   
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Do not be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Do not let wrong things win a victory over you. But win a victory over wrong things by the good things you do.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Do not be overcome by what is ra’a, but overcome haRah with haTov.
Names of God Bible   
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil with good.
Modern English Version   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.
International Children’s Bible   
Do not let evil defeat you. Defeat evil by doing good.
Lexham English Bible   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
New International Version - UK   
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Do not be overcome by evil, but be overcoming evil with good.