1 Samuel 24:9

God's Word

David asked Saul, “Why do you listen to rumors that I am trying to harm you?

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

I will destroy anyone who secretly slanders his neighbor. I will not tolerate anyone with a conceited look or arrogant heart.

Psalm 141:6

When their judges are thrown off a cliff, they will listen to what I have to say. It will sound pleasant ⌞to them⌟.

Proverbs 16:28

A devious person spreads quarrels. A gossip separates the closest of friends.

Proverbs 17:4

An evildoer pays attention to wicked lips. A liar opens his ears to a slanderous tongue.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are swallowed greedily, and they go down into a person’s innermost being.

Proverbs 25:23

⌞As⌟ the north wind brings rain, so a whispering tongue brings angry looks.

Proverbs 26:28

A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler pays attention to lies, all his servants become wicked.

Jeremiah 37:18

Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “What crime have I committed against you, your administrators, or these people? Why have you put me in prison?

Leviticus 19:16

Never gossip. Never endanger your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.

James 3:6

The tongue is that kind of flame. It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. The tongue sets our lives on fire, and is itself set on fire from hell.

1 Samuel 20:1

David fled from the pastures at Ramah, came to Jonathan, and asked, “What have I done? What crime am I guilty of? What sin have I committed against your father that he’s trying to kill me?”

1 Samuel 20:41

When the boy had left, David came out from the south side ⌞of the rock⌟ and quickly bowed down three times with his face touching the ground. Then they kissed each other and cried together, but David cried the loudest.

1 Samuel 24:10

Today you saw how the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Although I was told to kill you, I spared you, saying, ‘I will not raise my hand against Your Majesty because you are the Lord’s anointed.’

1 Samuel 24:8

Later, David got up, left the cave, and called to Saul, “Your Majesty!” When Saul looked back, David knelt down with his face touching the ground.

1 Samuel 26:18

“Why are you pursuing me?” he added. “What have I done? What crime have I committed?

1 Samuel 26:19

Your Majesty, please listen to my words. If the Lord has turned you against me, let him be satisfied with an offering. But if mere mortals ⌞have turned you against me⌟, let them be cursed by the Lord. They have prevented me from having a share of the Lord’s inheritance. ‘Go and serve other gods,’ they tell me.