and say, How I have hated instruction, and my heart despised correction;

and I have not given heed to the voice of my teachers, nor extended my ear to those instructing me.

It is good not to eat flesh nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is enticed to sin or is made weak.

For our rejoicing is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we conducted ourselves in the world in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and more abundantly toward you.

And blessed is your discernment and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to blood and from delivering myself with my own hand.

Therefore Jehovah is judge, and has judged between you and me, and shall see and plead my case, and deliver me out of your hand.

May Jehovah repay every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for Jehovah has delivered you into my hand today, but I would not stretch out my hand against the anointed of Jehovah.

It is the Mighty God who avenges me, and brings down the peoples under me;

O Jehovah, Mighty God, to whom vengeance belongs; O Mighty God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord.

And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, David has sent us to you to take you to him for a wife.

But remember me when it is well with you, and please show kindness to me; make mention of me to Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house.

Then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.