1 Samuel 25:21-22
25:21 Now David had been thinking,
“In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.
25:22 God will severely punish David,
if I leave alive until morning even one male
from all those who belong to him!”
1 Samuel 25:33-34
25:33 Praised 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!
25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the
Lord, the God of Israel, lives – he who has prevented me from harming you – if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning’s light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!”
1 Samuel 25:1
The Death of Samuel
25:1 Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David left and went down to the desert of Paran.
1 Samuel 20:10-11
20:10 David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
20:11 Jonathan said to David, “Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”
When the two of them had gone out into the field,
Psalms 10:5
10:5 He is secure at all times.
He has no regard for your commands;
he disdains all his enemies.
Proverbs 13:10
13:10 With pride comes only contention,
but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Proverbs 17:14
17:14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water;
stop it before strife breaks out!
Proverbs 25:8-10
25:8 Do not go out hastily to litigation,
or what will you do afterward
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
25:9 When you argue a case with your neighbor,
do not reveal the secret of another person,
25:10 lest the one who hears it put you to shame
and your infamy will never go away.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
likewise, patience is better than pride.
7:9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Ecclesiastes 10:4
10:4 If the anger of the ruler flares up against you, do not resign from your position,
for a calm response can undo great offenses.
Daniel 3:19-22
3:19 Then Nebuchadnezzar was filled with rage, and his disposition changed toward Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. He gave orders to heat the furnace seven times hotter than it was normally heated.
3:20 He ordered strong soldiers in his army to tie up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego and to throw them into the furnace of blazing fire.
3:21 So those men were tied up while still wearing their cloaks, trousers, turbans, and other clothes, and were thrown into the furnace of blazing fire.
3:22 But since the king’s command was so urgent, and the furnace was so excessively hot, the men who escorted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were killed by the leaping flames.