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1 Samuel 1:15
1 Samuel 1:15 is verse 15 of 1 Samuel chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
King James Version
And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.
World English Bible
Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.
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1 Samuel 1:13–17 · Berean Standard Bible
13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and though her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. So Eli thought she was drunk
14 and said to her, “How long will you be drunk? Put away your wine!”
15 “No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; for all this time I have been praying out of the depth of my anguish and grief.”
17 “Go in peace,” Eli replied, “and may the God of Israel grant the petition you have asked of Him.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Proverbs 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
Psalms 42:4These things come to mind as I pour out my soul: how I walked with the multitude, leading the procession to the house of God with shouts of joy and praise.
Psalms 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
Psalms 142:2I pour out my complaint before Him; I reveal my trouble to Him.
Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 143:6I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
Lamentations 2:19Arise, cry out in the night from the first watch of the night. Pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children who are fainting from hunger on the corner of every street.