1 Samuel 24:13

1 Samuel 24:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
• New International Version (NIV)As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness.' But my hand shall not be against you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

Context of 1 Samuel 24:13

11Look, my father, at what I have in my hand. It is a piece of the hem of your robe! I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. This proves that I am not trying to harm you and that I have not sinned against you, even though you have been hunting for me to kill me. 12“May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you. As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you. 14Who is the king of Israel trying to catch anyway? Should he spend his time chasing one who is as worthless as a dead dog or a single flea? 15May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!”

1 Samuel 24:13 word by word

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה־בָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the proverbמָשָׁלmâshâl · proverbH4912
• of the ancientsקַדְמֹנִיqadmônîy qadmônîy · eastern: olderH6931
• Wickednessרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• proceedethיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• from the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• but mine handיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 24:13

• Matthew 7:16You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
• Matthew 12:33“A tree is identified by its fruit. If a tree is good, its fruit will be good. If a tree is bad, its fruit will be bad.
• Matthew 15:19For from the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, all sexual immorality, theft, lying, and slander.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wickedness proceeded from the wicked - This proverb may be thus understood: He that does a wicked act, gives proof thereby that he is a wicked man. From him who is wicked, wickedness will proceed; he who is wicked will add one iniquity to another. Had I conspired to dethrone thee, I should have taken thy life when it was in my power, and thus added wickedness to wickedness.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13The proverb shows that David was in the right and that Saul was in the wrong. David refused to do evil, even when he had the chance to kill Saul. Saul, however, repeatedly tried to kill David.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-158-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against either the person or the government of the…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 24:13

• Mercy
• Proverbs
• Self-Control
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• David
• Parable
• Providence
• Reward
• Ancients
• Flea
• Games
• Proverb
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings