1 Samuel 24:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

David said to Saul, ‘Why do you listen to the words of people who say, “Look, David intends to harm you”?

Cross References

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed  among our members. It stains the whole body,  sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs 25:23

The north wind produces rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

Proverbs 18:8

A gossip’s words are like delicacies that go down to one’s innermost being.  ,

Proverbs 17:4

A wicked person listens to malicious talk; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Proverbs 16:28

A contrary person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

1 Samuel 26:19

Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant: If it is the Lord who has incited you against me,  then may he accept an offering.  But if it is people,  may they be cursed in the presence of the Lord, for today they have banished me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying,  “Go and worship other gods.”

Leviticus 19:16

Do not go about spreading slander  among your people; do not jeopardise  your neighbour’s life; I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 20:1

David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came to Jonathan and asked, ‘What have I done?  What did I do wrong? How have I sinned against your father so that he wants to take my life? ’

1 Samuel 24:8

After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, ‘My lord the king! ’ When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.

1 Samuel 24:10

You can see with your own eyes that the Lord handed you over to me today in the cave.  Someone advised me to kill you,  but I  , took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is the Lord’s anointed.

1 Samuel 26:18

Then he continued, ‘Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What crime have I committed?

Jeremiah 37:18

Then Jeremiah said to King Zedekiah, ‘How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people that you have put me in prison?

1 Samuel 20:41

When the servant had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell face down to the ground, and paid homage three times.  Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.