The Meaning of 1 Samuel 24:13 Explained

1 Samuel 24:13

KJV: As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

YLT: as saith the simile of the ancients, From the wicked goeth out wickedness, and my hand is not on thee.

Darby: As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

ASV: As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As saith  the proverb  of the ancients,  Wickedness  proceedeth  from the wicked:  but mine hand  shall not be upon thee. 

What does 1 Samuel 24:13 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 24:1-15 - Returning Good For Evil
Engedi is situated on the western shore of the Dead Sea. As Saul entered the cave, a very insidious temptation presented itself to David. Why not rid the kingdom of this cruel and oppressive monarch? Would it not confer a public benefit? Had not Samuel promised David the kingdom? Even if he himself did not strike the blow, why not let his men, who were not so squeamish, do so!But the man of God must not yield to such suggestions. He insisted on waiting the Lord's own time. He would not anticipate, by a single hour, the fulfillment of the great word on which he had been taught to rest through these weary years. The sensitiveness of his conscience was indicated in his compunction at having cut off a piece of the royal robe.
Never forget that opportunity does not make a wrong thing right. That the ship was waiting to sail to Tarshish did not make it right for Jonah to take passage. Our actions must not be determined by the opening of the door of circumstance, but by conscience, faith, obedience, and the high sense of Christian honor. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 24

1  David, in a cave at En Gedi, spares his life
8  He shows thereby his innocence,
16  Saul, acknowledging his fault, takes an oath of David, and departs

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 24:13 mean?

As says the proverb of the ancients from the wicked proceeds Wickedness but my hand not shall be against you
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע וְיָדִ֖י לֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶה־ בָּֽךְ

יֹאמַ֗ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
מְשַׁל֙  the  proverb 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מָשָׁל  
Sense: proverb, parable.
הַקַּדְמֹנִ֔י  of  the  ancients 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: קַדְמֹנִי  
Sense: former, ancient, eastern.
מֵרְשָׁעִ֖ים  from  the  wicked 
Parse: Preposition-m, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשַׁע  
Sense: to be wicked, act wickedly.
יֵ֣צֵא  proceeds 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
רֶ֑שַׁע  Wickedness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: רֶשַׁע  
Sense: wrong, wickedness, guilt.
וְיָדִ֖י  but  my  hand 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
תִֽהְיֶה־  shall  be 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בָּֽךְ  against  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular

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