1 Samuel 25:31-33

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

³¹ my lord shall have no cause of grief, or pangs of conscience, for having shed blood without cause or for having saved himself. And when the Lord has dealt well with my lord, then remember your servant.’

³² David said to Abigail, ‘Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today! ³³ Blessed be your good sense, and blessed be you, who have kept me today from blood-guilt and from avenging myself by my own hand!