(now the man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings; he was a Calebite).

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

But the leaders of Succoth said, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?”

Or have eaten my morsel [of food] alone,
And did not share it with the orphan

Their eye bulges from fatness [they have more than the heart desires];
The imaginations of their mind run riot [with foolishness].

Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

Give it

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, [be diligently active, make thoughtful decisions], for you will find it after many days.

So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers).

Whom

But one of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “Listen, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless (greet) our master, and he shouted at them [in contempt].

We know [for certain] that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from.”

as unknown [to the world], yet well-known [by God and His people]; as dying, yet we live; as punished, yet not killed;

General references

But the leaders of Succoth said, “Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?”