As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
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As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 8–15
David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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