1 Samuel 24:9
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hear you men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your hurt?
Updated King James Version
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And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
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Leviticus 19:16You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbour; I am the LORD.
1 Samuel 26:19Now therefore, I pray you, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.
Psalms 141:6When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Proverbs 17:4A wicked doer gives heed to false lips; and a liar gives ear to a naughty tongue.
Proverbs 25:23The north wind drives away rain: so does an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth works 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 →