1 Samuel 24:17
1 Samuel 24:16-21 The Message (MSG)
When David had finished saying all this, Saul said, “Can this be the voice of my son David?” and he wept in loud sobs. “You’re the one in the right, not me,” he continued. “You’ve heaped good on me; I’ve dumped evil on you. And now you’ve done it again—treated me generously. GOD put me in your hands and you didn’t kill me. Why? When a man meets his enemy, does he send him down the road with a blessing? May GOD give you a bonus of blessings for what you’ve done for me today! I know now beyond doubt that you will rule as king. The kingdom of Israel is already in your grasp! Now promise me under GOD that you will not kill off my family or wipe my name off the books.”
1 Samuel 24:17 King James Version (KJV)
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
1 Samuel 24:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
He said to David, “You are more righteous than I; for you have dealt well with me, while I have dealt wickedly with you.
1 Samuel 24:17 New Century Version (NCV)
He said, “You are a better man than I am. You have been good to me, but I have done wrong to you.
1 Samuel 24:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.
1 Samuel 24:17 New International Version (NIV)
“You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.
1 Samuel 24:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then he said to David: “You are more righteous than I; for you have rewarded me with good, whereas I have rewarded you with evil.
1 Samuel 24:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
He said to David, “You are more righteous and upright [in God’s eyes] than I; for you have done good to me, but I have done evil to you.