1 Samuel 17:29

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

David said, “What have I done now? It was only a question.”

Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

1 Corinthians 2:15

Those who are spiritual discern all things, and they are themselves subject to no one else’s scrutiny.

1 Peter 3:9

Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing.

1 Samuel 17:28

His eldest brother Eliab heard him talking to the men, and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David. He said, “Why have you come down? With whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your presumption and the evil of your heart, for you have come down just to see the battle.”

1 Samuel 17:30

He turned away from him toward another and spoke in the same way, and the people answered him again as before.