1 Samuel 20:30 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁰ Then the displeasure of Sha’ul burned against Yehonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Yishai to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁰ Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁰ Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan and he said to him, You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do not I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother who bore you?

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁰ Then Saul’s anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of a perverse rebellious woman, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?

Common English Bible

³⁰ At that, Saul got angry at Jonathan. “You son of a stubborn, rebellious woman!” he said. “Do you think I don’t know how you’ve allied yourself with Jesse’s son? Shame on you and on the mother who birthed you!

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁰ Then Saul, becoming angry against Jonathan, said to him: "You son of a woman wantonly seizing a man! Could I be ignorant that you love the son of Jesse, to your own shame, and to the shame of your disgraceful mother?

1 Samuel 20:30 Cross References

Job 5:2

For wrath kills the fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is patient has great understanding, But he who is short of spirit exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge good, But the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

Proverbs 19:12

The sovereign’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his delight is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 19:19

One of great wrath bears punishment; For if you rescue him, You only have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:24

Proud, haughty, “Scoffer” is his name; He acts with arrogant pride.

Proverbs 25:28

A man who has no control over his spirit Is like a broken-down city without a wall.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, But a fool’s wrath is heavier than both.

Matthew 5:22

“But I say to you that whoever is wroth with his brother without a cause shall be liable to judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raka!’ shall be liable to the Sanhedrin. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to fire of Gehenna.

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and displeasure, and uproar, and slander be put away from you, along with all evil.

Ephesians 6:4

And you, fathers, do not provoke your children, but bring them up in the instruction and admonition of the Master.

1 Samuel 20:29

“And he said, ‘Please let me go, for our clan has a slaughtering in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now, if I have found favour in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the sovereign’s table.”

1 Samuel 20:31

“For as long as the son of Yishai lives on the earth, you shall not be established, you and your reign. And now, send and bring him to me, for he is a son of death.”