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1 Samuel 24:19

1 Samuel 24:19 is verse 19 of 1 Samuel chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

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King James Version

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.

World English Bible

For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away unharmed? Therefore may Yahweh reward you good for that which you have done to me today.

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1 Samuel 24:17–21 · Berean Standard Bible

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.

18 And you have shown this day how well you have dealt with me; for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go away unharmed? May the LORD reward you with good for what you have done for me this day.

20 Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

21 So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”

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Hebrew words

וְכִֽיand if יִמְצָ֥אhe will find אִישׁ֙anyone אֶת<obj.>אֹ֣יְב֔וֹenemy his וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹand will he send away? him בְּדֶ֣רֶךְon a journey טוֹבָ֑הgood וַֽיהוָה֙and Yahweh יְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣may he reward you טוֹבָ֔הgood תַּ֚חַתin place of הַיּ֣וֹםthe day הַזֶּ֔ה<the> this אֲשֶׁ֥ר[that] which עָשִׂ֖יתָהyou have done לִֽיto <the> me

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 23:21
“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

1 Samuel 26:25
Saul said to him, “May you be blessed, David my son. You will accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.

Judges 17:2
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”

Psalms 18:20
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

Proverbs 25:22
For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you.

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