1 Samuel 25:24

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

She fell at his feet and said, “Upon me alone, my lord, be the guilt; please let your servant speak in your ears and hear the words of your servant.

Cross References

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah stepped up to him and said, “O my lord, let your servant please speak a word in my lord’s ears, and do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king.” He said, “Speak.”

2 Samuel 14:9

The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father’s house; let the king and his throne be guiltless.”

2 Samuel 20:17

He came near her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He answered, “I am listening.”

2 Kings 4:37

She came and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground; then she took her son and left.

Esther 8:3

Then Esther spoke again to the king; she fell at his feet, weeping and pleading with him to avert the evil design of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.

Proverbs 25:15

With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break bones.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness will undo great offenses.

Matthew 18:29

Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’

1 Samuel 24:8

Afterward David also rose up and went out of the cave and called after Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the ground and did obeisance.

1 Samuel 25:23

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from the donkey and fell before David on her face, bowing to the ground.

1 Samuel 25:25

My lord, do not take seriously this ill-natured fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him, but I, your servant, did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive the trespass of your servant, for the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.