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and said to David, "Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me with good, and I have rewarded thee with evil.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
Holman Bible
and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.
International Standard Version
to David, "You are more righteous than I am, because you have treated me well even though I've treated you poorly.
A Conservative Version
And he said to David, Thou are more righteous than I, for thou have rendered to me good, whereas I have rendered to thee evil.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
He said to David, “You are more righteous and upright [in God’s eyes] than I; for you have done good to me, but I have done evil to you.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to David, You are right and I am wrong: for you have given me back good, but I have given you evil.
Darby Translation
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to David, Thou art just above me, for thou didst reward me good and I rewarded thee evil.
King James 2000
And he said to David, you are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then he said to David, "You are more righteous than I, for you have repaid me the good, but I have repaid you the evil.
Modern King James verseion
And he said to David, You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, but I have rewarded you evil.
NET Bible
He said to David, "You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
New Heart English Bible
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto David, More righteous, art thou than I, for, thou, hast requited me, good, but, I, have requited thee, evil.
Webster
And he said to David, thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded thee with evil.
World English Bible
He said to David, "You are more righteous than I; for you have done good to me, whereas I have done evil to you.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;
Themes
Good for evil » Examples of returning » David
Good for evil » Returning » David, to saul
Ingratitude » Exemplified » saul
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Love » Good for evil examples of returning » David
Mercy » Instances of » David, to saul
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 24:17
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Context Readings
David Spares Saul In The Cave At En Gedi
16 When David had made an end of speaking all these words to Saul, Saul said, "Is this thy voice, my son David?" And he lifted up his voice and wept, 17 and said to David, "Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me with good, and I have rewarded thee with evil. 18 And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt lovingly with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had locked me in thine hands, thou slewest me not.
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1 Samuel 26:21
Then said Saul, "I have sinned. Come again, my son David, for I will do thee no more harm; because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceeding much."
Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies. Bless them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Pray for them which do you wrong and persecute you;
Genesis 38:26
And Judah knew them, saying, "She is more righteous than I, because I gave her not to Shelah my son." But he lay with her no more.
Exodus 9:27
And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, "I have now sinned, the LORD is righteous and I and my people are wicked.
Psalm 37:6
He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light, and thy just dealing as the noonday.
Matthew 27:4
saying, "I have sinned, betraying the innocent blood." And they said, "What is that to us? see thou to that."
Romans 12:20-21
Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.