21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
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Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 18-31)We have here an account of Abigail’s prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably well and fully answered her character. The passion of fools often makes those breaches in a little time which the wise, with all their wisdom, have much ado to make up again. It is hard to say whether A…
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