Anger Battle Brother Burned Burneth Camest Care Conceited David David's Desert Eldest Eliab Eli'ab Eliab's Eli'ab's Evil Fight Flock Hast Heareth Hearing Heart Hither Insolence Kindled Leave Mayest Mightest Moved Naughtiness Oldest Order Presumption Presumptuousness Pride Sheep Spake Speaketh Speaking Spoke Waste Watch Wicked Wickedness Wilderness Wrath
17:28 Naughtiness - Thy false - confidence, and vain gloried curiosity. See the folly and wickedness of envy! How groundless its jealousies are, how unjust its censures, how unfair it representations? God preserve us from such a spirit!
17:12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewarmness, every degree of zeal which implies readiness to go further, or to venture more in the cause of God than others, will be blamed as pride and ambition, and by none more than by near relations, like Eliab, or negligent superiors. It was a trial of David's meekness, patience, and constancy. He had right and reason on his side, and did not render railing for railing; with a soft answer he turned away his brother's wrath. This conquest of his own passion was more honourable than that of Goliath. Those who undertake great and public services, must not think it strange if they are spoken ill of, and opposed by those from whom they expect support and assistance. They must humbly go on with their work, in the face not only of enemies' threats, but of friends' slights and suspicions.
Anger Camest David Eldest Eliab Heard Heart Kindled Naughtiness Pride Sheep Wilderness
Anger Camest David Eldest Eliab Heard Heart Kindled Naughtiness Pride Sheep Wilderness
