1 Samuel 20:7 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

⁷ If he says, ‘Good!’ it will be well with your servant, but if he is angry, then know that evil has been determined by him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ If he says, All right, then it will be well with your servant; but if he is angry, then be sure that evil is determined by him.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be wroth, then know that evil is determined by him.

Common English Bible

⁷ If Saul says ‘Fine,’ then I, your servant, am safe. But if he loses his temper, then you’ll know for certain that he intends to harm me.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ If he will say, 'It is well,' then your servant will have peace. But if he will be angry, know that his malice has reached its height.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ If he shall say: It is well; thy servant shall have peace. But if he be angry, know that his malice is come to its height.

1 Samuel 20:7 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:4

The advice pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

Esther 7:7

The king rose from the feast in wrath and went into the palace garden, but Haman stayed to beg his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that the king had determined to destroy him.

Deuteronomy 1:23

The plan seemed good to me, and I selected twelve of you, one from each tribe.

1 Samuel 20:33

But Saul threw his spear at him to strike him, so Jonathan knew that it was the decision of his father to put David to death.

1 Samuel 20:9

Jonathan said, “Far be it from you! If I knew that it was decided by my father that evil should come upon you, would I not tell you?”

1 Samuel 25:17

Now, therefore, know this and consider what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his house; he is so ill-natured that no one can speak to him.”