1 Samuel 24:17

Modern

…and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

Traditional

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

Literal

And he said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done me the good, and I have done you the evil.

Latin

…dixitque ad David: Justior tu es quam ego: tu enim tribuisti mihi bona, ego autem reddidi tibi mala.

Hebrew

English

…and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
1 Samuel 26:21
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Romans 12:20–21
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
Genesis 38:26
Judah recognized the items and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not have relations with her again.
Matthew 27:4
“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
Psalm 37:6
He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
Exodus 9:27
Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ