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1 Samuel 25:31

IntegritySelf-controlGuilt and conscienceWisdom

29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.

30 When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”

32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!

33 Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.

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BSB
then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
KJV
That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.
WEB
that this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. When the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.”
ASV
that this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
DARBY
that this shall be no stumbling-block to thee, nor offence of heart for my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself. And when Jehovah shall deal well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.
BLB
that this to you will not be grief and offense of heart—to my lord—that you have shed blood without cause, or that my lord has avenged himself, and YHWH shall have dealt well with my lord, and remember your maidservant.”
ÅB
så skal ikke dette bli deg til anstøt eller volde deg samvittighetsnag, herre, at du har utøst uskyldig blod og tatt deg selv til rette, herre. Og når Herren gjør vel mot deg, herre, så kom din tjenerinne i hu!
OTB
vil dette ikke bli en hindring for deg, eller en urolig hjerte for min herre, både ved å ha utgytt blod uten grunn og ved at min herre har hevnet seg selv. Når Herren gjør vel mot min herre, så husk din slave."
B1930
så skal ikke dette bli dig til anstøt eller volde dig samvittighetsnag, herre, at du har utøst uskyldig blod og tatt dig selv til rette, herre. Og når Herren gjør vel mot dig, herre, så kom din tjenerinne i hu!

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