Cross references

1 Samuel 24:9

and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

1 Samuel 24:9 BSB

1 Samuel 24:9 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 29:12 (3 votes) and Ecclesiastes 7:21–22 (3 votes). 13 other verses point back to it. It links with 7 other books, from Leviticus 19 to James 3.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 24:9 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

  2. Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you. For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

  3. You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

  4. Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’

  5. Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

  6. When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

  7. A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

  8. A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

  9. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

  10. As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

  11. James 3:62 votes

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 24:9?

The 10 strongest of 13.