1 Samuel 25:24-33
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24 She fell at his feet and said, “Upon me alone, my lord, be the guilt; please let your servant speak in your ears and hear the words of your servant.(A) 25 My lord, do not take seriously this ill-natured fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal[a] is his name, and folly is with him, but I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.(B)
26 “Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, since the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from taking vengeance with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be like Nabal.(C) 27 And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.(D) 29 If anyone should rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living under the care of the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he shall sling out as from the hollow of a sling. 30 When the Lord has done to my lord according to all the good that he has spoken concerning you and has appointed you prince over Israel, 31 my lord shall have no cause of grief or pangs of conscience for having shed blood without cause or for having saved himself. And when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.”
32 David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!(E) 33 Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
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- 25.25 That is, fool
1 Samuel 25:24-33
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24 She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(A) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. 25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(B),(C) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent. 26 And now, my lord, as surely as the Lord your God lives and as you live, since the Lord has kept you from bloodshed(D) and from avenging(E) yourself with your own hands, may your enemies and all who are intent on harming my lord be like Nabal.(F) 27 And let this gift,(G) which your servant has brought to my lord, be given to the men who follow you.
28 “Please forgive(H) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(I) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(J) and no wrongdoing(K) will be found in you as long as you live. 29 Even though someone is pursuing you to take your life,(L) the life of my lord will be bound securely in the bundle of the living by the Lord your God, but the lives of your enemies he will hurl(M) away as from the pocket of a sling.(N) 30 When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler(O) over Israel, 31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember(P) your servant.”(Q)
32 David said to Abigail, “Praise(R) be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. 33 May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed(S) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
Proverbs 25:15
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15 With patience a ruler may be persuaded,
and a soft tongue can break bones.(A)
Proverbs 25:15
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Ecclesiastes 8:3
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3 do not be terrified; go from his presence; do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases.
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Ecclesiastes 8:3
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3 Do not be in a hurry to leave the king’s presence.(A) Do not stand up for a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
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