1 Samuel 24:9

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1 Samuel 24:9

And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

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Now hear therefore, my lord king, the words of thy servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, he shall smell the savour of sacrifice. But and if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD. For they have cast me out from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, 'Hence and go serve other gods.'

"'Thou shalt not go up and down a privy accuser among thy people, neither shalt thou help to shed the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.

Who so privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him.

Let their judges be overthrown in stony places, that they may hear my words; for they are sweet.

A froward body causeth strife; and he that is a babble of his tongue, maketh division among princes.

A wicked body giveth audience to false lips; and a dissembling person giveth ear to a deceitful tongue.

The words of a slanderer are very wounds, and go through unto the inmost parts of the body.

The north wind driveth away the rain, even so doth an earnest sober countenance a backbiter's tongue.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

If a prince delight in lies, all his servants are ungodly.

Take not heed unto every word that is spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.