1 Samuel 24:9
David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the men who say, 'See, David is seeking your harm?'
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In The King James Version
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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Cross References
Leviticus 19:16Do not walk around spreading slander among your people, but seek to protect your neighbor's life. I am Yahweh.
1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, I beg you, let my master the king listen to the words of his servant. If it is Yahweh who has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering; but if it is human beings, may they be cursed in the sight of Yahweh, for they have today driven me out, that I should not cling to the inheritance of Yahweh; they have said to me, 'Go worship other gods.'
Psalms 141:6Their leaders will be thrown down from the top of cliffs; 1 they will hear that my own words are pleasant. 1
Proverbs 17:4The evildoer pays attention to wicked lips; 1 a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue. 1
Proverbs 25:23As surely as the north wind brings rain, 1 so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces. 1
Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates the people it crushes 1 and a flattering mouth brings about ruin.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 24:2-9
David Spares Saul in the Cave. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. 3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto… Read the whole commentary →