Good for Evil
Doing something good for someone who previously did harm to the person.
("The Holy One, blessed be He, said: Let Joseph come, who grew up among the wicked and did not learn from their deeds, and let him exact retribution from Esau, who likewise did not learn from their deeds. Another interpretation: Let Joseph come, who repaid his brothers with good for evil, whereas they repaid good with evil" - Pesikta Rabbati (Ish Shalom), Piska 12, Zachor)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
טוֹבָה תַּחַת רָעָה
Definition (Hebrew)
עֲשִׂיַּית דָּבָר טוֹב ע"י אָדָם לְמִי שֶׁעָשָׂה לוֹ רָעָה קֹודֶם לָכֵן.
("אָמַר הקב"ה יָבֹא יוֹסֵף שֶׁגָּדַל בֵּין בֵּין רְשָׁעִים וְלֹא לָמַד מִמַּעֲשֵׂיהֶם וְיִפְרַע מִן עֵשָׂו שֶׁלֹּא לָמַד מִמַּעֲשֵׂיהֶם. דָּבָר אַחֵר- יָבֹא יוֹסֵף שֶׁשִּׁלֵּם לְאֶחָיו טוֹבָה תַּחַת רָעָה וְעָשׂוּ שִׁלֵּם רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה"-פְּסִיקְתָּא רַבָּתִי (אִישׁ שָׁלוֹם) פִּיסְקָא יב ,זְכֹר)