13As 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?


In Context

10 Behold this day thy eyes have seen, that the Lord hath delivered thee into my hand, in the cave, and I had a thought to kill thee, but my eye hath spared thee. For I said: I will not put out my hand against my lord, because he is the Lord's anointed.

11 Moreover see and know, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my hand, that when I cut, off the hem of thy robe, I would not put out my hand against thee. Reflect, and see, that there is no evil in my hand, nor iniquity, neither have I sinned against thee: but thou liest in wait for my life, to take it away.

12 The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord revenge me of thee: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

13 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?

14 After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea.

15 Be the Lord judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and judge my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

1 Samuel 24:13 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

24:13As the old saying goes, 'From evildoers come evil deeds,' so my hand will not touch you.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

24:13as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

24:13As said the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked: but my hand shall not be on you.