1 Samuel 25:39
"And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife."
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- 1 Samuel 25:34
"For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 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, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 22:23
"For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 2:44
"The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;"
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 24:15
"The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 7:16
"His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate."
Read in chapter → - 1 Samuel 25:32
"And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:"
Read in chapter → - Micah 7:9
"I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness."
Read in chapter → - Lamentations 3:58
"O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life."
Read in chapter → - 1 Thessalonians 5:23
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ."
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