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1 Samuel 25:33

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

KJV

et benedicta tu, quæ prohibuisti me hodie ne irem ad sanguinem, et ulciscerer me manu mea.

Vulgate

καὶ εὐλογητὸς ὁ τρόπος σου, καὶ εὐλογημένη σὺ ἡ ἀποκωλύσασά με σήμερον ἐν ταύτῃ μὴ ἐλθεῖν εἰς αἵματα καὶ σῶσαι χεῖρά μου ἐμοί.

LXX

and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.

ASV

וּ/בָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖/ךְ וּ/בְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜/נִי הַ/יּ֤וֹם הַ/זֶּה֙ מִ/בּ֣וֹא בְ/דָמִ֔ים וְ/הֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖/י לִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אַתָּ֣ה
'th
pronoun · 1088×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
וֹ
v
noun · 356×
וֹ
v
noun · 13×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּכָּלֵ֥א
ykl'
verb · 18×
נִי
ny
verb · 204×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 24:19 — For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
  • 1Sam 25:26 — 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
  • 1Sam 25:26 — 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
  • 1Sam 25:31 — That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with
  • 1Sam 25:31 — That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall have dealt well with
  • 1Sam 26:9 — And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?
  • Prov 9:9 — Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 17:10 — A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
  • Prov 25:12 — As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
  • Prov 27:21 — As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
  • Prov 28:23 — He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  • Ps 141:5 — Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
  • Rom 12:19 — Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.