1 Kings 20:40

Bible in Basic English 1965

But while your servant was turning this way and that, he was gone. Then the king of Israel said to him, You are responsible; you have given the decision against yourself.

Cross References

2 Samuel 12:1

And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

2 Samuel 14:13

And the woman said, Why have you had such a thought about the people of God? for in saying these very words the king has put himself in the wrong because he has not taken back the one whom he sent far away.

1 Kings 20:39

And when the king went by, crying out to him he said, Your servant went out into the fight; and a man came out to me with another man and said, Keep this man: if by any chance he gets away, your life will be the price of his life, or you will have to give a talent of silver in payment.

1 Kings 20:41

Then he quickly took the head-band from his eyes; and the king of Israel saw that he was one of the prophets.

Job 15:6

It is by your mouth, even yours, that you are judged to be in the wrong, and not by me; and your lips give witness against you.

Jeremiah 48:10

Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.

Luke 19:22

He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;