1 Samuel 25:25 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁵ “Please, let not my master regard this man of Beliyaʽ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Let not my lord, I pray you, regard this foolish and wicked fellow Nabal, for as his name is, so is he–Nabal [foolish, wicked] is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see my lord's young men whom you sent.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

Common English Bible

²⁵ Please, my master, pay no attention to this despicable man Nabal. He’s exactly what his name says he is! His name means fool, and he is foolish! But I myself, your servant, didn’t see the young men that you, my master, sent.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.

1 Samuel 25:25 Cross References

2 Samuel 13:33

“And now, let not my master the sovereign take the matter to his heart, to think that all the sons of the sovereign are dead. For only Amnon is dead.”

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous knows the plea of the poor, The wrong does not understand such knowledge.

Isaiah 32:5

A fool is no longer called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be respectable;

Isaiah 42:25

So He has poured on him His burning displeasure and the strength of battle, and it set him on fire all around, yet he did not understand. And it burned against him, yet he did not take it to heart!

Malachi 2:2

“If you do not hear, and if you do not take it to heart, to give esteem to My Name,” said יהוה  of hosts, “I shall send a curse upon you, and I shall curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed them, because you do not take it to heart.

1 Samuel 25:17

“And now, know and see what you should do, for evil has been resolved against our master, and against all his household, and he is too much of a son of Beliyaʽ

1 Samuel 25:24

and fell at his feet and said, “On me, my master, let this crookedness be on me! And please let your female servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your female servant.

1 Samuel 25:26

“And now my master, as יהוה  lives and as your being lives, since יהוה  has withheld you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now then, let your enemies be as Naḇ

1 Samuel 25:3

And the name of the man was Naḇ