Bible Cross References
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Ecclesiastes 8:3
Be not hasty; you shall go forth out of his presence. Stand not in an evil matter; for he will do whatsoever he shall please,
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1 Samuel 25:24-44
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even to his feet, and said, On me, my lord, be my wrong. Let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant.
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Let not my lord take to heart this pestilent man, for according to his name, so is he- Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the servants of my lord whom you sent.
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And now my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, as the Lord has kept you from coming against innocent blood and from executing vengeance for yourself, now therefore let your enemies, and those that seek evil against my lord, become as Nabal.
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And now accept this token of goodwill, which your servant has brought to my lord, and you shall give it to the servants that wait on my lord.
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Remove the trespass of your servant, I pray; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and no evil shall ever be found in you.
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And if a man shall rise up persecuting you and seeking your life, yet shall the life of my lord be bound up in the bundle of life with the Lord God, and you shall whirl the life of your enemies as in the midst of a sling.
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And it shall be when the Lord has brought to pass for my lord all the good things He has spoken concerning you, and shall appoint you to be ruler over Israel,
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then this shall not be an abomination and offense to my lord, to have shed innocent blood without cause, and for my lord to have avenged himself. And so may the Lord do good to my lord, and you shall remember your maidservant, to do her good.
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And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this very day to meet me.
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And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.
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But surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who hindered me this day from doing you harm, if you had not hastened and come to meet me, then I said, Surely there shall not be one male left to Nabal till the morning.
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And David took of her hand all that she brought to him, and said to her, Go in peace to your house: see, I have heeded your voice, and accepted your petition.
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And Abigail came to Nabal. And behold, he had a banquet in his house, as the banquet of a king, and the heart of Nabal was merry within him, and he was very drunk. And she told him nothing great or small till the morning light.
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And it came to pass in the morning, when Nabal recovered from his wine, that his wife told him these words. And his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
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And it came to pass after about ten days, that the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.
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And David heard it and said, Blessed be the Lord, who has judged the cause of my reproach at the hand of Nabal, and has delivered his servant from the power of evil; and the Lord has returned the mischief of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife.
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So the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and spoke to her, saying, David has sent us to you, to take you to himself for a wife.
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And she arose, and bowed down with her face to the earth, and said, Behold, your servant is for a handmaid, to wash the feet of your servants.
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And Abigail arose and mounted her donkey, and five maidens followed her. And she went after the servants of David, and became his wife.
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And David took Ahinoam out of Jezreel, and they were both his wives.
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And Saul gave Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish who was of Gallim.
Proverbs 25:15
In long suffering is prosperity to kings, and a soft tongue breaks the bones.