1 Samuel 25:21

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this [fellow] hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that [pertained] unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

Now David {H1732} had said {H559}, Surely in vain {H8267} have I kept {H8104} all that this {H2088} fellow hath in the wilderness {H4057}, so that nothing {H3972} was missed {H6485} of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited {H7725} me evil {H7451} for good {H2896}.

David had said, "What a waste it has been guarding everything this fellow has in the desert, so that nothing of his was missing! He has repaid me bad for good!"

Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.

Note: Commentary was generated by an advanced AI, utilizing a prompt that emphasized Biblical fidelity over bias. We've found these insights to be consistently reliable, yet we always encourage prayerful discernment through the Holy Spirit. The Scripture text and cross-references are from verified, non-AI sources.

  • Proverbs 17:13

    ¶ Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

  • Ephesians 4:26

    Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  • Ephesians 4:31

    Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

  • Romans 12:21

    Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

  • 1 Peter 2:20

    For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable with God.

  • 1 Peter 2:23

    Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously:

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:15

    See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all [men].

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