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1 Samuel 24:13

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, From the lawless, proceedeth lawlessness,—mine own hand, therefore shall not be upon thee.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand be not vpon thee.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— As saith the prouerbe of the ancients, Wickednesse proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be vpon thee.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— As it is said in the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked proceeds wickedness: but my hand shall not be against you.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— As the old proverb says, Transgression will proceed from the wicked ones: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
As x834
(0834) Complement
אֲשֶׁר
'asher
{ash-er'}
A primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as adverb and conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
saith 559
{0559} Prime
אָמַר
'amar
{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
the proverb 4912
{4912} Prime
מָשָׁל
mashal
{maw-shawl'}
Apparently from H4910 in some original sense of superiority in mental action; properly a pithy maxim, usually of a metaphorical nature; hence a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse).
of the ancients, 6931
{6931} Prime
קַדְמוֹנִי
qadmowniy
{kad-mo-nee'}
From H6930; (of time) anterior or (of place) oriental.
Wickedness 7562
{7562} Prime
רֶשַׁע
resha`
{reh'-shah}
From H7561; a wrong (especially moral).
proceedeth 3318
{3318} Prime
יָצָא
yatsa'
{yaw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; to go (causatively bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proximate.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
from the wicked: 7563
{7563} Prime
רָשָׁע
rasha`
{raw-shaw'}
From H7561; morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person.
x4480
(4480) Complement
מִן
min
{min}
For H4482; properly a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses.
but mine hand 3027
{3027} Prime
יָד
yad
{yawd}
A primitive word; a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote.
shall not x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
be x1961
(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}
A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).
upon thee.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

See commentary on 1 Samuel 24:8-15.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Samuel 24:9-15.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 24:13

Wickedness, &c. — That is, wicked men will do wicked actions, among which this is one, to kill their sovereign lord and king; and therefore if I were so wicked a person as thy courtiers represent me, I should make no conscience of laying violent hands upon thee.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Wickedness:

Matthew 7:16-18 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? ... A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Matthew 12:33-34 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by [his] fruit. ... O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
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