1 Samuel 25:31

New International Reader's Version

When that happens, you won’t have this heavy load on your mind. You won’t have to worry about how you killed people without any reason. You won’t have to worry about how you got even. The Lord your God will give you success. When that happens, please remember me.”

Cross References

Genesis 40:14

But when everything is going well with you, remember me. Do me a favor. Speak to Pharaoh about me. Get me out of this prison.

2 Samuel 22:48

He is the God who pays back my enemies. He brings the nations under my control.

Psalm 94:1

The Lord is a God who punishes. Since you are the one who punishes, come and show your anger.

Luke 23:42

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.”

Romans 12:19

My dear friends, don’t try to get even. Leave room for God to show his anger. It is written, “I am the God who judges people. I will pay them back,” (Deuteronomy 32:35) says the Lord.

Romans 14:21

Don’t eat meat if it causes your brother or sister to sin. Don’t drink wine or do anything else that will make them sin.

2 Corinthians 1:12

Here is what we take pride in. Our sense of what is right and wrong tells us how we have acted. We have lived with honor and godly honesty. We have depended on God’s grace and not on the world’s wisdom. We lived that way most of all when we were dealing with you.

1 Samuel 24:15

May the Lord be our judge. May he decide between us. May he consider my case and stand up for me. May he show that I’m not guilty of doing anything wrong. May he save me from you.”

1 Samuel 25:30

The Lord will do for you every good thing he promised to do. He’ll appoint you ruler over Israel.

1 Samuel 25:33

May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.

1 Samuel 25:40

His servants went to Carmel. They said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you. He wants you to come back with us and become his wife.”

1 Samuel 26:23

The Lord rewards everyone for doing what is right and being faithful. He handed you over to me today. But I wouldn’t harm you. You are the Lord’s anointed king.