Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.

General references

Bible References

Good

Proverbs 14:1
The wise woman builds her house,
But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

Was churlish

1 Samuel 25:10
But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are each breaking away from his master.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire,
And the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.
Isaiah 32:5
No longer will the fool be called noble,
Or the rogue be spoken of as generous.

General references

2 Samuel 20:16
Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Come here that I may speak with you.’”