"The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul."
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It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.
For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die.
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.
And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.
And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.
But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.
The bloodthirsty hate the perfect, but the upright care for his soul.
The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
The blood-thirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
The bloodthirsty hate a man of integrity; And they seek the life of the upright.
Men of blood hate the perfect, And the upright seek his soul.