1 Samuel 24:9

New American Bible - revised edition

David also stepped out of the cave, calling to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked back, David bowed, his face to the ground in homage,

Cross References

Psalm 101:5

Whoever slanders a neighbor in secret I will reduce to silence. Haughty eyes and arrogant hearts I cannot endure.

Psalm 141:6

May their leaders be cast over the cliff, so that they hear that my speeches are pleasing.

Proverbs 16:28

Perverse speech sows discord, and talebearing separates bosom friends.

Proverbs 17:4

The evildoer gives heed to wicked lips, the liar, to a mischievous tongue.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are like dainty morsels: they sink into one’s inmost being.

Proverbs 25:23

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

Proverbs 26:28

The lying tongue is its owner’s enemy, and the flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 29:12

If rulers listen to lying words, their servants all become wicked.

Jeremiah 37:18

Jeremiah then asked King Zedekiah: “How have I wronged you or your officials or this people, that you should put me in prison?

Leviticus 19:16

You shall not go about spreading slander among your people; nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord.

James 3:6

The tongue is also a fire. It exists among our members as a world of malice, defiling the whole body and setting the entire course of our lives on fire, itself set on fire by Gehenna.

1 Samuel 20:1

David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and went to Jonathan. “What have I done?” he asked him. “What crime or what offense does your father hold against me that he seeks my life?”

1 Samuel 20:41

When the boy had gone, David rose from beside the mound and fell on his face to the ground three times in homage. They kissed each other and wept aloud together.

1 Samuel 24:10

and asked Saul: “Why do you listen to those who say, ‘David is trying to harm you’?

1 Samuel 24:8

With these words David restrained his men and would not permit them to attack Saul. Saul then left the cave and went on his way.

1 Samuel 26:18

He continued: “Why does my lord pursue his servant? What have I done? What evil am I planning?

1 Samuel 26:19

Please, now, let my lord the king listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may an offering please the Lord. But if it is the people who have done so, may they be cursed before the Lord. They have driven me away so that today I have no share in the Lord’s heritage, but am told: ‘Go serve other gods!’