I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that
hate me.
Deut. xxxii. 41.
God rewards those that have made use of the single talent.
Hammond.
Re*ward" (?), n. [See Reward, v., and cf. Regard, n.] 1. Regard;
respect; consideration. [Obs.]
Take reward of thine own value.
Chaucer.
2. That which is given in return for good or evil done or received;
esp., that which is offered or given in return for some service or
attainment, as for excellence in studies, for the return of something
lost, etc.; recompense; requital.
Thou returnest From flight, seditious angel, to receive Thy merited
reward.
Milton.
Rewards and punishments do always presuppose something willingly
done well or ill.
Hooker.