1 Samuel 26:25
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25 And Saul said to David, “Blessings on you, my son David. You will do many heroic deeds, and you will surely succeed.” Then David went away, and Saul returned home.
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Proverbs 26:25
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25 They pretend to be kind, but don’t believe them.
Their hearts are full of many evils.[a]
Footnotes
- 26:25 Hebrew seven evils.
1 Samuel 24:19
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19 Who else would let his enemy get away when he had him in his power? May the Lord reward you well for the kindness you have shown me today.
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Numbers 24:9-10
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9 Like a lion, Israel crouches and lies down;
like a lioness, who dares to arouse her?
Blessed is everyone who blesses you, O Israel,
and cursed is everyone who curses you.”
10 King Balak flew into a rage against Balaam. He angrily clapped his hands and shouted, “I called you to curse my enemies! Instead, you have blessed them three times.
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Genesis 32:28
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28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[a] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
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- 32:28 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”
Romans 8:37
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37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
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Romans 8:35
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35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death?
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Hosea 12:4
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4 Yes, he wrestled with the angel and won.
He wept and pleaded for a blessing from him.
There at Bethel he met God face to face,
and God spoke to him[a]—
Footnotes
- 12:4 As in Greek and Syriac versions; Hebrew reads to us.
Isaiah 54:17
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17 But in that coming day
no weapon turned against you will succeed.
You will silence every voice
raised up to accuse you.
These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord;
their vindication will come from me.
I, the Lord, have spoken!
1 Samuel 24:22
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22 So David promised this to Saul with an oath. Then Saul went home, but David and his men went back to their stronghold.
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