1 Samuel 25:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

Evil

1 Samuel 20:7

2 Chronicles 25:16

Esther 7:7

A son of belial

2 Chronicles 13:7

That a man

1 Samuel 20:32

2 Kings 5:13

General references

Proverbs 25:28

Bible References

Evil

If he says, ‘It is good,’ your servant will be safe; but if he is very angry, know that he has decided on evil.

As he was talking with him, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

The king arose in his anger from drinking wine and went into the palace garden; but Haman stayed to beg for his life from Queen Esther, for he saw that harm had been determined against him by the king.

A son of belial

Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

Now the sons of Eli were

worthless men; they did not know the Lord

some worthless men have gone out from among you and have seduced the inhabitants of their city, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),

While they were celebrating, behold, the men of the city, certain

worthless fellows, surrounded the house, pounding the door; and they spoke to the owner of the house, the old man, saying, “Bring out the man who came into your house that we may have relations with him.”

“But the worthless, every one of them will be thrust away like thorns,
Because they cannot be taken in hand;

and seat two worthless men before him, and let them testify against him, saying, ‘You cursed God and the king.’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

and worthless men gathered about him, scoundrels, who proved too strong for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when

he was young and timid and could not hold his own against them.

That a man

But Jonathan answered Saul his father and said to him, “Why should he be put to death? What has he done?”

Then his servants came near and spoke to him and said, “My father, had the prophet told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more then, when he says to you, ‘Wash, and be clean’?”

General references

Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit.