1 Samuel 25:33 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 25:33 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 25:33 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 25:33 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.”

1 Samuel 25:33 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 25:33 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

1 Samuel 25:33 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 25:33 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and blessed <FI>is<Fi> thy discretion, and blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou in that thou hast restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.”

1 Samuel 25:33 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 25:33 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. ”

1 Samuel 25:33 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 25:33 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from comming to shed blood, and that mine hand hath not saued me.”

1 Samuel 25:33 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 25:33 in Context — 1 Samuel 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 my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

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.

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.

35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

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What Does 1 Samuel 25:33 Mean?

1 Samuel 25:33 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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