1 Samuel 25:39

Modern English Version

When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the Lord, who has defended the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.” And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her as his wife.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:16

But David said to him, “Your blood is upon your own head, since your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I put an end to the anointed of the Lord.’ ”

1 Kings 2:44

The king also said to Shimei, “You know all the wickedness in your heart and what you did to David my father. Therefore the Lord shall return your wickedness on your own head.

Esther 7:10

Then the king said, “Hang him on it!” So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath was pacified.

Esther 9:25

But when Esther came before the king, he ordered by letter that the wicked plot which Haman had devised against the Jews should come upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

Psalm 7:16

His mischief will return on his own head; his violence will descend on the crown of his own head.

Psalm 9:5

You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked, You have wiped out their name forever and ever.

Proverbs 18:22

He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 19:14

House and wealth are the inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.

Proverbs 22:23

for the Lord will plead their cause, and plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

Proverbs 31:10

Who can find a virtuous wife? Her worth is far above rubies.

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.

Song of Solomon 8:8

We have a little sister, and she has no breasts. What shall we do for our sister on the day when she is spoken for?

Micah 7:9

I will endure the rage of the Lord, because I have sinned against Him, until the time when He pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out into the light; I will look upon His vindication.

2 Corinthians 13:7

Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do that which is honorable, whether or not we may seem disqualified.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

May the very God of peace sanctify you completely. And I pray to God that your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for His heavenly kingdom, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Judges 5:2

“When the leaders in Israel lead, when the people freely volunteer, bless the Lord!

1 Samuel 24:15

May the Lord be judge, and decide between me and you. And may He see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.”

1 Samuel 25:26

Now my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from coming in bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies, and those seeking to do evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:32

David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord, God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

1 Samuel 25:34

For as the Lord, the God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from injuring you, if you had not hurried to come and meet me, surely there would not have been left even one male to Nabal by the morning light.”

1 Samuel 25:40

When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you as his wife.”

1 Samuel 26:10

David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish.