11 (A)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my [a]meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:11 Lit. slaughter

11 Why should I take my bread(A) and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”

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And the leaders of Succoth said, (A)Are[a] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that (B)we should give bread to your army?”

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  1. Judges 8:6 Lit. Is the palm

But the officials of Sukkoth(A) said, “Do you already have the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread(B) to your troops?”(C)

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10 (A)Therefore, as we have opportunity, (B)let us do good to all, (C)especially to those who are of the household of faith.

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10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good(A) to all people, especially to those who belong to the family(B) of believers.

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(A)Be hospitable to one another (B)without grumbling.

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Offer hospitality(A) to one another without grumbling.(B)

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as unknown, and (A)yet well known; (B)as dying, and behold we live; (C)as chastened, and yet not killed;

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known, yet regarded as unknown; dying,(A) and yet we live on;(B) beaten, and yet not killed;

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29 We know that God (A)spoke to (B)Moses; as for this fellow, (C)we do not know where He is from.”

30 The man answered and said to them, (D)“Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where He is from; yet He has opened my eyes!

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29 We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”(A)

30 The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

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The Value of Diligence

11 Cast your bread (A)upon the waters,
(B)For you will find it after many days.
(C)Give a serving (D)to seven, and also to eight,
(E)For you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

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Invest in Many Ventures

11 Ship(A) your grain across the sea;
    after many days you may receive a return.(B)
Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight;
    you do not know what disaster may come upon the land.

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(A)Their [a]eyes bulge with abundance;
They have more than heart could wish.
(B)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (C)speak [b]loftily.

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Tg. face bulges; LXX, Syr., Vg. iniquity bulges
  2. Psalm 73:8 Proudly

From their callous hearts(A) comes iniquity[a];
    their evil imaginations have no limits.
They scoff, and speak with malice;(B)
    with arrogance(C) they threaten oppression.(D)

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  1. Psalm 73:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew Their eyes bulge with fat

17 Or eaten my morsel by myself,
So that the fatherless could not eat of it

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17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
    not sharing it with the fatherless(A)

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14 Now one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master; and he [a]reviled them. 15 But the men were very good to us, and (A)we were not hurt, nor did we miss anything as long as we accompanied them, when we were in the fields.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:14 scolded or scorned at

14 One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings,(A) but he hurled insults at them. 15 Yet these men were very good to us. They did not mistreat(B) us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing.(C)

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The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of (A)Caleb.

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His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.(A) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.(B)

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13 As the proverb of the ancients says, (A)‘Wickedness proceeds from the wicked.’ But my hand shall not be against you.

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13 As the old saying goes, ‘From evildoers come evil deeds,(A)’ so my hand will not touch you.

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17 then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’

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17 You may say to yourself,(A) “My power and the strength of my hands(B) have produced this wealth for me.”

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