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1 Samuel 25:33

WisdomSelf-controlAngerGratitude

31 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!

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

34 Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”

35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought him, and he said to her, “Go home in peace. See, I have heeded your voice and granted your request.”

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BSB
Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
KJV
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
WEB
Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.
ASV
and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
DARBY
And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
BLB
And blessed [is] your discernment, and blessed [are] you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
ÅB
Og velsignet være din klokskap, og velsignet være du selv, som idag har holdt meg tilbake fra å pådra meg blodskyld og ta meg selv til rette!
OTB
og velsignet være din klokskap, og velsignet være du, som har holdt meg denne dagen fra blodutgytelse og fra å hevne meg med min egen hånd.
B1930
Og velsignet være din klokskap, og velsignet være du selv, som idag har holdt mig tilbake fra å pådra mig blodskyld og ta mig selv til rette!

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 25:26

    Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.

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  • Proverbs 28:23

    He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

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  • Proverbs 27:21

    A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him.

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  • Proverbs 9:9

    Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

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  • Proverbs 17:10

    A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

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  • Proverbs 25:12

    Like an earring of gold or an ornament of fine gold is a wise man’s rebuke to a listening ear.

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  • Psalms 141:5

    Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.

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  • 1 Samuel 24:19

    When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

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