Quotes About Truth

But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saulís servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.

Was that day the first time I inquired of God for him? Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse your servant or any of my fatherís household, for your servant knew nothing of this whole affair—not in part or in whole.”

Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the kingís servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.

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

In the morning when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these events, and his heart failed within him and he became like a stone.

But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”

But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”

“Do not be afraid,” the king replied. “What do you see?” “I see a god coming up out of the earth,” the woman answered.

“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”

ëWho are you?í he asked. So I told him, ëI am an Amalekite.í

And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”

For David had said to the Amalekite, “Your blood be on your own head because your own mouth has testified against you, saying, ëI killed the LORDís anointed.í”

Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”

when someone told me, ëLook, Saul is dead,í and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!

How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”

How great You are, O Lord GOD! For there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.

And now, O Lord GOD, You are God! Your words are true, and You have promised this goodness to Your servant.

And the woman conceived and sent word to David, saying, “I am pregnant.”

Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall, and some of the kingís servants were killed. And your servant Uriah the Hittite is dead as well.”

Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan: “As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!

You have acted in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.í”