1 Samuel 24:17

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

He said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me good, whereas I have repaid you evil.

Cross References

Genesis 38:26

Then Judah acknowledged them and said, “She is more in the right than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not lie with her again.

Psalm 37:6

He will make your vindication shine like the light and the justice of your cause like the noonday.

Exodus 9:27

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said to them, “This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.

Matthew 27:4

He said, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

1 Samuel 26:17

Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.”

1 Samuel 26:21

Then Saul said, “I have done wrong; come back, my son David, for I will never harm you again, because my life was precious in your sight today; I have been a fool and have made a great mistake.”