1 Samuel 25:24-33
Christian Standard Bible
24 She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant. 25 My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name:[a] His name means ‘stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows.[b] I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent. 26 Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live—it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself(A) by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.(B) 27 Let this gift(C) your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord. 28 Please forgive your servant’s offense,(D) for the Lord is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord(E) because he fights the Lord’s battles.(F) Throughout your life, may evil[c] not be found in you.(G)
29 “Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your life. My lord’s life is tucked safely in the place[d] where the Lord your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ lives like stones from a sling.(H) 30 When the Lord does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel,(I) 31 there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. And when the Lord does good things for my lord, may you remember me your servant.”(J)
32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,(K) who sent you to meet me today! 33 May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.(L)
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Proverbs 25:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 A ruler can be persuaded through patience,
and a gentle tongue can break a bone.(A)
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