1 Kings 1:52
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.””
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“And Solomon replied, “If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground. But if evil is found in him, he will die.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Solomon said, If he shall show himself a worthy man, there shall not a hair of him fall to the earth; but if wickedness be found in him, he shall die.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Solomon saith, `If he becometh a virtuous man--there doth not fall of his hair to the earth, and if evil is found in him--then he hath died.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Kings 1:52 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 14:45But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
- 2 Samuel 14:11“Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
- 1 Kings 2:21So Bathsheba said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”
- 1 Kings 2:24And now, as surely as the LORD lives—the One who established me, who set me on the throne of my father David, and who founded for me a dynasty as He promised—surely Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
- Job 15:22He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
- Proverbs 13:6Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness undermines the sinner.
- Proverbs 21:12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
- Matthew 10:30And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Luke 21:18Yet not even a hair of your head will perish.
- Acts 27:34So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
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