1 Samuel 24:9

Free Bible Version

“Why do you pay attention to people who say, ‘Watch out, David wants to harm you’?” David asked.

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I will silence anyone who secretly slanders their neighbor. I won't tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

Psalm 141:6

They shall be thrown down by the power of the rock that judges them, and then they will recognize what I said was true!

Proverbs 16:28

Quarrelsome people cause conflict, and a gossip comes between the closest friends.

Proverbs 17:4

Evil people listen to spiteful talk, and liars pay attention to malicious words.

Proverbs 18:8

Listening to gossip is like gulping down bites of your favorite food—they go deep down inside you.

Proverbs 25:23

In the same way that the north wind brings rain, slandering people makes them angry.

Proverbs 26:28

If you tell lies, you show you hate your victims; if you flatter people, you cause disaster.

Proverbs 29:12

A ruler who listens to lies will have nothing but wicked officials.

Jeremiah 37:18

Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “What wrong have I done to you or your servants or these people, for you to put me in prison?

Leviticus 19:16

Don't go around spreading false rumors about people. Don't keep quiet when the lives of others are at risk. I am the Lord.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of evil among the parts of the body. It disgraces all you are as a person, and can burn down the whole of your life, since it is set on fire by Gehenna.

1 Samuel 20:1

David ran from Naioth in Ramah to Jonathan and asked him, “What have I done? What is my wrong have I done? What terrible thing have I done to your father that he wants to kill me?”

1 Samuel 20:41

After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the pile of stones, fell facedown to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and cried together as friends, though David cried the hardest.

1 Samuel 24:10

“Just look! You've seen with your own eyes today that the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Some urged me to kill you, but I showed you compassion, and said, ‘I refuse to attack my master, for he is the Lord's anointed one.’

1 Samuel 24:8

A little later David came out of the cave and shouted, “My master the king!” When Saul looked around, David bowed down with his face to the ground.

1 Samuel 26:18

“Why is my lord hunting me, his servant? What is it that I've done? What crime am I guilty of?” he continued.

1 Samuel 26:19

“Please listen to me, my lord and king. If the Lord has made you angry with me, then may he be happy to accept an offering. But if it's men that have done it, may they be cursed before the Lord for all this. They've been driving me away from living among God's chosen people, telling me, ‘Go away and worship other gods.’