1 Samuel 25:33

Abigail Intercedes For Nabal

³² Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, ³³ and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand. ³⁴ Nevertheless, as the Lord God of Israel lives, who has restrained me from harming you, unless you had come quickly to meet me, surely there would not have been left to Nabal until the morning light as much as one male.”

Blessed are

Blessed is

Shed Blood

With Blood

1 Samuel 25:26

“Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from shedding blood, and from avenging yourself by your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal.

1 Samuel 24:19

For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? May the Lord therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day.

1 Samuel 25:31

this will not cause grief or a troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having avenged himself. When the Lord deals well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.”

1 Samuel 26:9-10

But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the Lord’s anointed and be without guilt?”

Psalm 141:5

Let the righteous smite me in kindness and reprove me;
It is oil upon the head;
Do not let my head refuse it,
For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.

Proverbs 9:9

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser,
Teach a righteous man and he will increase his learning.

Proverbs 17:10

A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding
Than a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 25:12

Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise reprover to a listening ear.

Proverbs 27:21

The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
And each is tested by the praise accorded him.

Proverbs 28:23

He who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
Than he who flatters with the tongue.