1 Samuel 24 · Verse 13

1 Samuel 24:13

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

1 Samuel 24:13 in other translations

BSBAs the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand will never be against you.
WEBAs the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.
ASVAs saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
YLTas saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.
DARBYAs saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
BBEThere is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
WebsterAs saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

What does 1 Samuel 24:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 24:8-15

8-15. David also arose ... and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul--The closeness of the precipitous cliffs, though divided by deep wadies, and the transparent purity of the air enable a person standing on one rock to hear distinctly the words uttered by a speaker standing on another (Jud 9:7). The expostulation of David, followed by the visible tokens he furnished of his cherishing no evil design against…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Wickedness proceeded from the wicked - This proverb may be thus understood: He that does a wicked act, gives proof thereby that he is a wicked man. From him who is wicked, wickedness will proceed; he who is wicked will add one iniquity to another. Had I conspired to dethrone thee, I should have taken thy life when it was in my power, and thus added wickedness to wickedness.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 24:8-15

David was falsely charged with seeking Saul's hurt; he shows Saul that God's providence had given him opportunity to do it. And it was upon a good principle that he refused to do it. He declares his fixed resolution never to be his own avenger. If men wrong us, God will right us, at farthest, in the judgment of the great day.

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1 Samuel 24:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
יֹאמַ֗רyo.Marit saysH559
מְשַׁל֙me.Shal[the] proverb ofH4912
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.Nithe ancient[s]H6931
מֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'Imfrom wicked [people]H7563
יֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'it comes forthH3318
רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickednessH7562
וְיָדִ֖יve.ya.Diand hand myH3027
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
תִֽהְיֶה\־tih.yeh-it will beH1961
בָּֽךְ\׃Bakhon <the> you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 24:13

  • Matthew 7:20

    Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

  • Matthew 7:16-18

    Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Wickedness.
Mt 7:16-18; 12:33,34; 15:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 24:12

    The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  • 1 Samuel 24:13

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

  • 1 Samuel 24:14

    After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

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1 Samuel 24:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Juzgue Jehová entre mí y ti, y véngueme de ti Jehová: empero mi mano no será contra ti.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel jugera entre moi et toi, et l’ Éternel me vengera de toi; mais ma main ne sera pas sur toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova richte zwischen mir und dir, und Jehova räche mich an dir; aber meine Hand soll nicht wider dich sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Judicet Dominus inter me et te, et ulciscatur me Dominus ex te: manus autem mea non sit in te.