25 My lord should pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal, for he lives up to his name:[a] His name is Nabal,[b] and stupidity is all he knows.[c] I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit for as is his name is, so he is
  2. 1 Samuel 25:25 = Fool
  3. 1 Samuel 25:25 Lit and foolishness is with him

25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(A),(B) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.

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27 A worthless man digs up evil,
and his speech is like a scorching fire.(A)

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27 A scoundrel(A) plots evil,
    and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.(B)

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28 A worthless witness mocks justice,
and a wicked mouth swallows iniquity.(A)

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28 A corrupt witness mocks at justice,
    and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.(A)

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