Verse 9

David got up afterward, went out of the cave, and called after Saul, 'My lord the king!' When Saul looked behind him, David bowed down with his face to the ground and paid homage.

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Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:16 : 16 Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 26:19 : 19 Now, may my lord the king please hear the words of his servant. If the LORD has incited you against me, may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed before the LORD, because they have driven me out today to prevent me from having a share in the LORD's inheritance, saying, 'Go, serve other gods.'
  • Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure.
  • Ps 141:6 : 6 When their judges are thrown down from the cliffs, they will hear my words, for they are pleasant.
  • Prov 16:28 : 28 A perverse person spreads conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.
  • Prov 17:4 : 4 A wicked person listens to deceitful lips; a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
  • Prov 18:8 : 8 The words of a slanderer are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
  • Prov 25:23 : 23 As the north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.
  • Prov 26:20-22 : 20 Without wood, the fire goes out, and without a whisperer, strife ceases. 21 Charcoal for embers and wood for fire, and a contentious person for kindling strife. 22 The words of a gossip are like tasty morsels; they go down into the innermost being.
  • Prov 26:28 : 28 A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
  • Prov 29:12 : 12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.
  • Eccl 7:21-22 : 21 Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you. 22 For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.