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1 Samuel 24:13

As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.

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ASV

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

KJV

As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834 →
יֹאמַ֗רyo.Marit saysH559 →
מְשַׁל֙me.Shal[the] proverb ofH4912 →
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.Nithe ancient[s]H6931 →
מֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'Imfrom wicked [people]H7563 →
יֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'it comes forthH3318 →
רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickednessH7562 →
וְיָדִ֖יve.ya.Diand hand myH3027 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
תִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-it will beH1961 →
בָּֽךְ׃Bakhon <the> you

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Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.Matthew 7:20So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.Matthew 7:16–18By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?1 Thessalonians 5:15Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.Ezekiel 16:44Behold, all who speak in proverbs will quote this proverb about you: ‘Like mother, like daughter.’Matthew 12:33–34Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.Matthew 15:18But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.Daniel 12:10Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.Matthew 15:19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander.Isaiah 32:6For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.Esther 7:6Esther replied, “The adversary and enemy is this wicked man—Haman!” And Haman stood in terror before the king and queen.Isaiah 21:2A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”2 Kings 8:15But the next day Hazael took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it over the king’s face. So Ben-hadad died, and Hazael reigned in his place.1 Samuel 25:11Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”

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