⁵ David was infuriated with the man and said to Nathan, “As the Lord lives, the man who did this deserves to die! ⁶ Because he has done this thing and shown no pity, he must pay four lambs for that lamb.”^(A)

⁷ Nathan replied to David, “You are the man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel,^(B) and I rescued you from Saul.

Do Not Judge

7 “Do not judge, so that you won’t be judged.^(A)

²² Whatever you believe about these things, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.^(A)