Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
As the lord liveth
And as thy
The lord hath
From
Avenging thyself
Now let
General references
Bible References
As the lord liveth
1 Samuel 25:34
I solemnly promise as Jehovah the God of Israel lives that if you had not come to meet me Nabal would not have had one of his men alive at dawn.
1 Samuel 22:3
David went from there to Mizpah in Moab. He said to the king of Moab: Please let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I know what God will do for me.
2 Kings 2:2
and on the way Elijah said to Elisha: Stay here for Jehovah has ordered me to go to Bethel. But Elisha answered: I swear by my loyalty to the living God Jehovah and to you that I will not leave you. So they went on to Bethel.
2 Kings 4:6
When the jars were full she asked if there were any more. That was the last one, one of her sons told her. So the olive oil stopped flowing.
And as thy
1 Samuel 1:26
Hannah said to him: My lord. Do you remember me? I am the woman you saw standing here, praying to Jehovah.
The lord hath
1 Samuel 25:33
Blessed is your good judgment and blessed are you for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts.
Genesis 20:6
God said to him in a dream: Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience. In fact, I kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
From
Romans 12:19
Dearly beloved, do not avenge yourselves, instead leave room for divine punishment, for it is written: Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says Jehovah. (Deuteronomy 32:35)
Avenging thyself
Psalm 18:47
God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.
Psalm 44:3
It was not with their swords that they took possession of the land. They did not gain victory with their own strength. It was your right hand, your arm (power), and the light of your presence that did it, because you were pleased with them.
Now let
2 Samuel 18:32
Is the young man Absalom all right? The king asked. The Sudanese messenger answered: May your enemies and all who turned against you be like that young man!
Jeremiah 29:22
Because of them, all the captives from Judah who are in Babylon will use this curse: May Jehovah curse you as he cursed Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned to death.
Daniel 4:19
Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken dumb for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king said, Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or the interpretation trouble you. Belteshazzar answered: My lord, the dream may be to them that hate you and the interpretation to your adversaries.
General references
Job 27:7
May my enemies be like the wicked, my adversaries like the unjust!
Proverbs 31:12
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.