“As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness;’ but my hand will not be on you.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Samuel 24 contains 22 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.