1-samuel 24:13
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
As said the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked: but my hand shall not be on you.
American King James Version (AKJV)
As said the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked: but my hand shall not be on you.
American Standard Version (ASV)
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
There is an old saying, From the evil-doer comes evil: but my hand will never be lifted up against you.
Webster's Revision
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon thee.
World English Bible
As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness;' but my hand shall not be on you.
English Revised Version (ERV)
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Definitions for 1-samuel 24:13
Clarke's 1-samuel 24:13 Bible Commentary
Wickedness proceeded from the wicked - This proverb may be thus understood: He that does a wicked act, gives proof thereby that he is a wicked man. From him who is wicked, wickedness will proceed; he who is wicked will add one iniquity to another. Had I conspired to dethrone thee, I should have taken thy life when it was in my power, and thus added wickedness to wickedness.
Wesley's 1-samuel 24:13 Bible Commentary
24:13 Wickedness, &c. - That is, wicked men will do wicked actions, among which this is one, to kill their sovereign lord and king; and therefore if I were so wicked a person as thy courtiers represent me, I should make no conscience of laying violent hands upon thee.