1 Samuel 25:33

New Century Version

May you be blessed for your wisdom. You have kept me from killing or punishing people today.

Cross References

Psalm 141:5

If a good person punished me, that would be kind. If he corrected me, that would be like perfumed oil on my head. I shouldn’t refuse it. But I pray against those who do evil.

Exodus 22:2

“The robber who is caught must pay back what he stole. If he owns nothing, he must be sold as a slave to pay for what he stole. If the stolen animal is found alive with the robber, he must give the owner two animals for every animal he stole, whether it was a bull, donkey, or sheep. “If a thief is killed while breaking into a house at night, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if this happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of a wise person gives life. It is like a fountain that can save people from death.

Proverbs 17:10

A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.

Proverbs 25:12

A wise warning to someone who will listen is as valuable as gold earrings or fine gold jewelry.

Proverbs 27:21

A hot furnace tests silver and gold, and people are tested by the praise they receive.

Proverbs 28:23

Those who correct others will later be liked more than those who give false praise.

Proverbs 9:9

Teach the wise, and they will become even wiser; teach good people, and they will learn even more.

1 Samuel 24:19

People don’t normally let an enemy get away like this, do they? May the Lord reward you because you were good to me today.

1 Samuel 25:26

The Lord has kept you from killing and punishing anyone. As surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live, may your enemies become like Nabal!

1 Samuel 25:31

Then you won’t feel guilty or troubled because you killed innocent people and punished them. Please remember me when the Lord brings you success.”