1 Samuel 24:13
1 Samuel 24:8-13 The Message (MSG)
Then David stood at the mouth of the cave and called to Saul, “My master! My king!” Saul looked back. David fell to his knees and bowed in reverence. He called out, “Why do you listen to those who say ‘David is out to get you’? This very day with your very own eyes you have seen that just now in the cave GOD put you in my hands. My men wanted me to kill you, but I wouldn’t do it. I told them that I won’t lift a finger against my master—he’s GOD’s anointed. Oh, my father, look at this, look at this piece that I cut from your robe. I could have cut you—killed you!—but I didn’t. Look at the evidence! I’m not against you. I’m no rebel. I haven’t sinned against you, and yet you’re hunting me down to kill me. Let’s decide which of us is in the right. GOD may avenge me, but it is in his hands, not mine. An old proverb says, ‘Evil deeds come from evil people.’ So be assured that my hand won’t touch you.
1 Samuel 24:13 King James Version (KJV)
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:13 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
1 Samuel 24:13 New Century Version (NCV)
There is an old saying: ‘Evil things come from evil people.’ But I am not against you.
1 Samuel 24:13 American Standard Version (ASV)
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 24:13 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
As the old saying goes, “From evildoers come evil deeds,” so my hand will not touch you.
1 Samuel 24:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.
1 Samuel 24:13 Amplified Bible (AMP)
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.