21 “I will give her to him,” he thought, “so that she may be a snare(A) to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”

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17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter(A) Merab. I will give her to you in marriage;(B) only serve me bravely and fight the battles(C) of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,(D) “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”

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Their tongue(A) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(B)
    but in their hearts they set traps(C) for them.(D)

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26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed,

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Pharaoh’s officials said to him, “How long will this man be a snare(A) to us? Let the people go, so that they may worship the Lord their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is ruined?”(B)

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26 “Among my people are the wicked(A)
    who lie in wait(B) like men who snare birds
    and like those who set traps(C) to catch people.

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Those who flatter their neighbors
    are spreading nets for their feet.(A)

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24 Enemies disguise themselves with their lips,(A)
    but in their hearts they harbor deceit.(B)
25 Though their speech is charming,(C) do not believe them,
    for seven abominations fill their hearts.(D)
26 Their malice may be concealed by deception,
    but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

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12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(A)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(B)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(C)

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.
15 Whoever digs a hole and scoops it out
    falls into the pit(B) they have made.(C)
16 The trouble they cause recoils on them;
    their violence comes down on their own heads.

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11 Saul sent men to David’s house to watch(A) it and to kill him in the morning.(B) But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, tomorrow you’ll be killed.” 12 So Michal let David down through a window,(C) and he fled and escaped.

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