1 Samuel 25:17 bbe — So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such…

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"So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him."

— 1 Samuel 25:17, Bible in Basic English

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1 Samuel 25 — Context

14

But one of the young men said to Nabal's wife Abigail, David sent men from the waste land to say kind words to our master, and he gave them a rough answer.

15

But these men have been very good to us; they did us no wrong and nothing of ours was touched while we were with them in the fields:

16

But day and night they were like a wall round us while we were with them, looking after the sheep.

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So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.

18

Then Abigail quickly took two hundred cakes of bread and two skins full of wine and five sheep ready for cooking and five measures of dry grain and a hundred parcels of dry grapes and two hundred cakes of figs, and put them on asses.

19

And she said to her young men, Go on in front of me and I will come after you. But she said nothing to her husband Nabal.

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Now while she was going down under cover of the mountain on her ass, David and his men came down against her, and suddenly she came face to face with them.

1 Samuel 25:17 — Frequently Asked Questions

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What does 1 Samuel 25:17 say?
1 Samuel 25:17 in the Bible in Basic English reads: “So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.”
Where is 1 Samuel 25:17 in the Bible?
1 Samuel 25:17 is found in the Old Testament, in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 25, verse 17.
Who wrote 1 Samuel?
1 Samuel is traditionally attributed to Anonymous (traditionally Samuel, Nathan, and Gad). It was written c. 930–722 BC.
What is the book of 1 Samuel about?
1 Samuel marks Israel's transition from judges to kings. It traces the births and ministries of the prophet Samuel, the rise and tragic fall of Saul as Israel's first king, and the anointing of the shepherd boy David, whose faith makes him a man after God's own heart.
What are the major themes of 1 Samuel?
1 Samuel explores themes including Kingship, Prophet, Faith vs. Fear, God's Sovereign Choice, Anointing. These themes shape the meaning and context of 1 Samuel 25:17.
What translation should I read 1 Samuel 25:17 in?
1 Samuel 25:17 is available on GodsGoodBook in the King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), World English Bible (WEB), NET Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Bible, Douay-Rheims Bible, and the Bible in Basic English. Each translation reflects different translation philosophies — use the translation picker on this page to compare them, or browse our full translations directory.
How can I memorize 1 Samuel 25:17?
1 Samuel 25:17 reads (BBE): “So now, give thought to what you are going to do; for evil is in store for our master and all his house: for he is such a good-for-nothing person that it is not possible to say anything to him.” Read it aloud, break it into short phrases, repeat each phrase three times before adding the next, then put the phrases together. Reading it in multiple translations (above) often helps the meaning settle.
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