So Sarai said to Abram, “The wrong done to me is because of you! I myself placed my slave-girl in your embrace. Now that she saw that she became pregnant, so in her eyes I am belittled. May Adonai judge between you and me!”
1 Samuel 24:13 - Tree of Life Version As the old proverb goes, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’—but my hand will never be on you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As the proverb of the ancients says, Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be against you. American Standard Version (1901) As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee. Common English Bible As the old proverb goes, ‘Evil deeds come from evildoers!’ but I won’t lift a hand against you. Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord judge between me and you. And may the Lord vindicate me from you. But my hand will not be against you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord judge between me and thee; and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee. |
So Sarai said to Abram, “The wrong done to me is because of you! I myself placed my slave-girl in your embrace. Now that she saw that she became pregnant, so in her eyes I am belittled. May Adonai judge between you and me!”
David went out to meet them and answered them saying, “If you come to me in peace to support me, then my heart will be united with you. But if it is to betray me to my adversaries, when my hands have done no wrong, then may the God of our fathers take notice and judge.”
Behold, everyone who uses proverbs will say this proverb against you, saying, ‘As the mother, so her daughter.’
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, and slander.
So I myself have not transgressed against you, yet you are doing me harm by waging war against me. May Adonai, the Judge, judge today between Bnei-Yisrael and the children of Ammon.’”