1 Samuel 25:17 “Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over o…”

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully what you must do, because disaster looms over our master and all his household. For he is such a scoundrel that nobody can speak to him!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household: for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him.

World English Bible

Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master and against all his house, for he is such a worthless fellow that one can’t speak to him.”

American Standard Version

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house: for he is such a worthless fellow, that one cannot speak to him.

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe therefore take heede, and see what thou shalt doe: for euill will surely come vpon our master, and vpon all his familie: for he is so wicked that a man can not speake to him.

Darby Translation

And now know and consider what thou wilt do, for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household; and he is such a son of Belial, that one cannot speak to him.

Young's Literal Translation

'And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he [is] too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'

Bible in Basic English

So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

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Cross references

“evil”

1 Samuel 20:7 1 Samuel 20:9 2 Chronicles 25:16 Esther 7:7 1 Samuel 20:33

1 Samuel 20:7 · BSB

If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.

1 Samuel 20:9 · BSB

“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”

2 Chronicles 25:16 · BSB

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have d…

Esther 7:7 · BSB

In his fury, the king arose from drinking his wine and went to the palace garden, while Haman stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life, for he realized that the king was planning a terrible fate for him.

1 Samuel 20:33 · BSB

Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

“a son of Belial”

Deuteronomy 13:13 1 Samuel 25:25 1 Samuel 2:12 Judges 19:22 1 Kings 21:10 1 Kings 21:13

Deuteronomy 13:13 · BSB

that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known),

1 Samuel 25:25 · BSB

My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

1 Samuel 2:12 · BSB

Now the sons of Eli were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD

Judges 19:22 · BSB

While they were enjoying themselves, suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came to your house, so we can have…

1 Kings 21:10 · BSB

But seat two scoundrels opposite him and have them testify, ‘You have cursed both God and the king!’ Then take him out and stone him to death.”

1 Kings 21:13 · BSB

And the two scoundrels came in and sat opposite Naboth, and these men testified against him before the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed both God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death.

“that a man”

1 Samuel 20:32 2 Kings 5:13 2 Kings 5:14

1 Samuel 20:32 · BSB

“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”

2 Kings 5:13 · BSB

Naaman’s servants, however, approached him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’?”

2 Kings 5:14 · BSB

So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16They were a wall around us, both day and night, the whole time we were herding our sheep near them.

18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

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