1 Samuel 25:21

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

David was saying, “I protected Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure not one of his sheep was missing. I did all that for nothing. I was good to him, but he was rude to me.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:13

If you do wrong to those who were good to you, you will have trouble the rest of your life.

Ephesians 4:31

Never be bitter, angry, or mad. Never shout angrily or say things to hurt others. Never do anything evil.

Ephesians 4:26

“When you are angry, don’t let that anger make you sin,” and don’t stay angry all day.

Romans 12:21

Don’t let evil defeat you, but defeat evil by doing good.

1 Peter 3:17

It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. Yes, it is better if that is what God wants.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

Be sure that no one pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t do wrong to anyone to pay them back for doing wrong to you. Or don’t insult anyone to pay them back for insulting you. But ask God to bless them. Do this because you yourselves were chosen to receive a blessing.

Jeremiah 18:20

I have done only good to them. It is not right for them to pay me back with evil. But they are preparing a death trap for me! Remember that I prayed to you for them. I asked only good for them. I tried to keep you from punishing them in anger.

Psalm 38:20

I did nothing but good, and they paid me back with evil. I try to do what is right, but that only makes them turn against me.

Psalm 37:8

Don’t become so angry and upset that you, too, want to do evil.

Psalm 35:12

They pay me back evil for the good I have done. They make me so very sad.

Job 30:8

They are a bunch of worthless people without names, who were forced to leave their country.

1 Samuel 25:13

David’s response was, “Put on your swords.” So David and his men put on their swords. About 400 men went with David while 200 of them stayed with the supplies.

Genesis 44:4

After they had left the city, Joseph said to his servant, “Go and follow the men. Stop them and say to them, ‘We were good to you! So why have you been bad to us? Why did you steal my master’s silver cup?

1 Samuel 25:7

I heard that you are cutting wool from your sheep. Your shepherds were with us for a while, and we did nothing wrong to them. We never took anything from your shepherds while they were at Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:15

These men were very good to us while we were out in the fields with the sheep. David’s men were with us the whole time, and they never did anything wrong to us. They did not take anything from us.

1 Samuel 25:20

Abigail rode her donkey down to the other side of the mountain. She met David and his men coming from the other direction.