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1 Samuel 25:33
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KJ21
And blessed be thy advice and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
ASV
and blessed be thy discretion, and blessed be thou, that hast kept me this day from bloodguiltiness, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
AMP
And blessed be your discretion and discernment, and blessed be you, who has kept me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself by my own hand.
AMPC
And blessed be your discretion and advice, and blessed be you who have kept me today from bloodguiltiness and from avenging myself with my own hand.
BRG
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
CSB
May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.
CSBA
May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.
CEB
And bless you and your good judgment for preventing me from shedding blood and taking vengeance into my own hands today!
CJB
and blessed be your tactfulness, and blessed be yourself for having kept me today from the guilt of shedding blood and taking vengeance into my own hands.
CEV
And you should also be praised. Your good sense kept me from taking revenge and killing innocent people.
DARBY
And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
DRA
And blessed be thou, who hast kept me to day, from coming to blood, and revenging me with my own hand.
ERV
God bless you for your good judgment. You kept me from killing innocent people today.
EASY
I thank you for your wisdom. May the Lord bless you because of what you have done to help me. You have stopped me from killing people today. I would have punished these people myself.
EHV
Your good judgment is blessed, and you are blessed, because today you have kept me from the guilt of shedding blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.
ESV
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from working salvation with my own hand!
ESVUK
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!
EXB
May you be blessed for your ·wisdom [good sense/judgment; discernment]. You have kept me from ·killing [bloodshed] or ·punishing people [L avenging myself with my own hand] today.
GNV
And blessed be thy counsel, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and that mine hand hath not saved me.
GW
May your good judgment be blessed. Also, may you be blessed for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts.
GNT
Thank God for your good sense and for what you have done today in keeping me from the crime of murder and from taking my own revenge.
HCSB
Your discernment is blessed, and you are blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.
ICB
May you be blessed for your wisdom. You have kept me from killing or punishing people today.
ISV
Blessed be your good judgment, and blessed be you, who today stopped me from shedding blood and delivering myself by my own actions.
JUB
and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.
KJV
And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
AKJV
and blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
LSB
and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from saving myself by my own hand.
LEB
And blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you who have prevented me this day from bloodguilt and from delivering myself by my own hand.
TLB
Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murdering the man and carrying out vengeance with my own hands.
MSG
And David said, “Blessed be God, the God of Israel. He sent you to meet me! And blessed be your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and taking charge of looking out for me. A close call! As God lives, the God of Israel who kept me from hurting you, if you had not come as quickly as you did, stopping me in my tracks, by morning there would have been nothing left of Nabal but dead meat.”
MEV
And blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you who have kept me this day from coming to shed blood and from avenging myself with my own hand.
NOG
May your good judgment be blessed. Also, may you be blessed for keeping me from slaughtering people today and from getting a victory by my own efforts.
NABRE
Blessed is your good judgment and blessed are you yourself. Today you have prevented me from shedding blood and rescuing myself with my own hand.
NASB
and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
NASB1995
and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.
NCB
May you be blessed for your good advice, for today you have prevented me from coming to shed blood and seeking vengeance for myself with my own hands.
NCV
May you be blessed for your wisdom. You have kept me from killing or punishing people today.
NET
Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!
NIRV
May the Lord bless you for what you have done. You have shown a lot of good sense. You have kept me from killing Nabal and his men this day. You have kept me from using my own hands to get even.
NIV
May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
NIVUK
May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.
NKJV
And blessed is your advice and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.
NLV
May thanks be given for your wisdom, and thanks be to you. You have kept me this day from being guilty of blood, and from punishing with my own hand.
NLT
Thank God for your good sense! Bless you for keeping me from murder and from carrying out vengeance with my own hands.
NRSVA
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from blood-guilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
NRSVACE
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from blood-guilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
NRSVCE
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
NRSVUE
Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who kept me today from bloodguilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!
OJB
And baruch be thy good sense, and berukhah be thou, who hast kept me this yom from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own yad.
RGT
“And blessed be your counsel, and blessed be you, who hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and that I have not avenged myself by my own hand.
RSV
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!
RSVCE
Blessed be your discretion, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodguilt and from avenging myself with my own hand!
TLV
Blessed be your discernment, and may you be blessed for keeping me this day from shedding blood, from avenging myself with my own hand.
VOICE
And blessed is your wisdom—blessed are you—for keeping me from shedding blood needlessly and from taking vengeance into my own hands.
WEB
Blessed is your discretion, and blessed are you, who have kept me today from blood guiltiness, and from avenging myself with my own hand.
WYC
and blessed be thy speech; and blessed be thou, that hast forbade me, lest I went today to (shed) blood, and had venged me with mine hand (and had avenged myself with my own hands);
YLT
and blessed [is] thy discretion, and blessed [art] thou in that thou hast restrained me this day from coming in with blood, and to restrain my hand to myself.
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