1 Samuel 24:12
May the LORD judge between the two of us, and may the LORD vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be against you.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Gen 16:5 : 5 Then Sarai said to Abram,“You have brought this wrong on me! I gave my servant into your embrace, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the LORD judge between you and me!”
- Judg 11:27 : 27 I have not done you wrong, but you are doing wrong by attacking me. May the LORD, the Judge, judge this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites!’”
- Ps 43:1 : 1 Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!
- Ps 94:1 : 1 O LORD, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor!
- Rom 12:19 : 19 Do not avenge yourselves, dear friends, but give place to God’s wrath, for it is written,“Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
- 1 Pet 2:23 : 23 When he was maligned, he did not answer back; when he suffered, he threatened no retaliation, but committed himself to God who judges justly.
- Job 5:8 : 8 Blessings for the One Who Seeks God“But as for me, I would seek God, and to God I would set forth my case.
- Ps 35:1 : 1 By David. O LORD, fight those who fight with me! Attack those who attack me!
- 1 Sam 26:23 : 23 The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one.
- Ps 7:8-9 : 8 The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One! 9 May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!
- 1 Sam 26:10-11 : 10 David went on to say,“As the LORD lives, the LORD himself will strike him down. Either his day will come and he will die, or he will go down into battle and be swept away. 11 But may the LORD prevent me from extending my hand against the LORD’s chosen one! Now take the spear by Saul’s head and the jug of water, and let’s get out of here!”
- Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
- Rev 6:10 : 10 They cried out with a loud voice,“How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- 88%
13It’s like the old proverb says:‘From evil people evil proceeds.’ But my hand will not be against you.
- 1 Sam 24:10-112 verses84%
10Today your own eyes see how the LORD delivered you– this very day– into my hands in the cave. Some told me to kill you, but I had pity on you and said,‘I will not extend my hand against my lord, for he is the LORD’s chosen one.’
11Look, my father, and see the edge of your robe in my hand! When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn’t kill you. So realize and understand that I am not planning evil or rebellion. Even though I have not sinned against you, you are waiting in ambush to take my life.
- 83%
15May the LORD be our judge and arbiter. May he see and arbitrate my case and deliver me from your hands!”
- 1 Sam 24:17-193 verses76%
17He said to David,“You are more innocent than I, for you have treated me well, even though I have tried to harm you!
18You have explained today how you have treated me well. The LORD delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.
19Now if a man finds his enemy, does he send him on his way in good shape? May the LORD repay you with good this day for what you have done to me.
- 1 Sam 25:30-312 verses76%
30The LORD will do for my lord everything that he promised you, and he will make you a leader over Israel.
31Your conscience will not be overwhelmed with guilt for having poured out innocent blood and for having taken matters into your own hands. When the LORD has granted my lord success, please remember your servant.”
- 75%
23With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the LORD is the witness between us forever!”
- 75%
41I will sharpen my lightning-like sword, and my hand will grasp hold of the weapon of judgment; I will execute vengeance on my foes, and repay those who hate me!
- 2 Sam 14:6-72 verses74%
6Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.
7Now the entire family has risen up against your servant, saying,‘Turn over the one who struck down his brother, so that we can execute him and avenge the death of his brother whom he killed. In so doing we will also destroy the heir.’ They want to extinguish my remaining coal, leaving no one on the face of the earth to carry on the name of my husband.”
- 74%
4They replied,“You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone.”
- 74%
33Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!
- 74%
6He said to his men,“May the LORD keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the LORD’s chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is the LORD’s chosen one.”
- 73%
8You must be loyal to your servant, for you have made a covenant with your servant in the LORD’s name. If I am guilty, you yourself kill me! Why bother taking me to your father?”
- 73%
24Therefore, the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the Powerful One of Israel, says this:“Ah, I will seek vengeance against my adversaries, I will take revenge against my enemies.
- 73%
29I have the power to do you harm, but the God of your father told me last night,‘Be careful that you neither bless nor curse Jacob.’
- 73%
10The king said,“Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!”
- Ps 7:3-42 verses73%
3O LORD my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,
4or have wronged my ally, or helped his lawless enemy,
- 73%
9He said to me,‘Stand over me and finish me off! I’m very dizzy, even though I’m still alive.’
- 73%
27I have not done you wrong, but you are doing wrong by attacking me. May the LORD, the Judge, judge this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites!’”
- 73%
26“Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and as surely as you live, it is the LORD who has kept you from shedding blood and taking matters into your own hands. Now may your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord be like Nabal.
- 73%
21So now swear to me in the LORD’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
- 73%
13If I had acted at risk of my own life– and nothing is hidden from the king!– you would have abandoned me.”
- 73%
23The LORD rewards each man for his integrity and loyalty. Even though today the LORD delivered you into my hand, I was not willing to extend my hand against the LORD’s chosen one.
- 73%
24The LORD rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.
- 73%
28Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the LORD will certainly establish a lasting dynasty for my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the LORD. May no evil be found in you all your days!
- 72%
16Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’
- 72%
11Surely when wicked men have killed an innocent man as he slept in his own house, should I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth?”
- 72%
12then you must cut off her hand– do not pity her.
- 72%
13But if my father intends to do you harm, may the LORD do all this and more to Jonathan, if I don’t let you know and send word to you so you can go safely on your way. May the LORD be with you, as he was with my father.
- 72%
14As to my case, I am in your power. Do to me what you deem fair and proper.
- 72%
41You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’
- 72%
33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.
- 72%
24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!
- 72%
13“‘See, I strike my hands together at the dishonest profit you have made, and at the bloodshed they have done among you.
- 72%
7although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?
- 72%
21Remove your hand far from me and stop making me afraid with your terror.
- 72%
7Therefore no fear of me should terrify you, nor should my pressure be heavy on you.
- 72%
23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!
- 72%
20So I said,“O LORD of Heaven’s Armies, you are a just judge! You examine people’s hearts and minds. I want to see you pay them back for what they have done because I trust you to vindicate my cause.”
- 72%
14Why do I put myself in peril, and take my life in my hands?
- 72%
22then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let my arm be broken off at the socket.
- 72%
10Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death!
- 71%
33Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,