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1 Samuel 24:17

and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

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ASV

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

KJV

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732 →
צַדִּ֥יקtza.Dik[are] righteousH6662 →
אַתָּ֖ה'a.TahyouH859 →
מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.nimore than IH4480 →
כִּ֤יkiforH3588 →
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859 →
גְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niyou have dealt out to meH1580 →
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
וַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.Niand IH589 →
גְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaI have dealt out to youH1580 →
הָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'Ah<the> evilH7451 →

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Matthew 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,1 Samuel 26:21Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”Daniel 6:5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”Proverbs 17:13If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.Psalms 119:78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.Genesis 38:26Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.Romans 12:20–21On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”Psalms 59:3See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD.Exodus 9:27Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.Matthew 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”Ezekiel 16:52So now you must bear your disgrace, since you have brought justification for your sisters. For they appear more righteous than you, because your sins were more vile than theirs. So you too must bear your shame and disgrace, since you have made your sisters appear righteous.Acts 23:9A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”Genesis 44:4They had not gone far from the city when Joseph told his steward, “Pursue the men at once, and when you overtake them, ask, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?Numbers 22:34“I have sinned,” Balaam said to the angel of the LORD, “for I did not realize that you were standing in the road to confront me. And now, if this is displeasing in your sight, I will go back home.”1 Samuel 26:2So Saul, accompanied by three thousand chosen men of Israel, went down to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

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David Shows Saul How He Spared His Life — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Shows Saul How He Spared His Life — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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