1 Samuel 25:26

Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

Cross-reference

In 1 Samuel 25:33, David commends Abigail for keeping him from bloodguilt — directly echoing the restraint she credits to the LORD in verse 26.

In 1 Samuel 25:34, David confirms God restrained him from bloodshed – exactly what Abigail states in verse 26.

1 Samuel 25:39 shows David praising God for keeping him from evil — directly confirms the restraint theme from verse 26.

1 Samuel 26:10 has David leaving vengeance to God — same principle of not taking justice into his own hands.

Romans 12:19 commands not to avenge but leave room for God's wrath — exactly the principle Abigail thanks God for enforcing in David.

In 2 Samuel 15:21, Ittai uses the same oath formula 'As the LORD lives, and as my lord lives' to pledge loyalty to David, mirroring Abigail's blessing.

Psalm 18:47 Parallel

Psalm 18:47 praises God who gives vengeance — complementing Abigail's gratitude that God restrained David from taking vengeance himself.

Proverbs 31:12 describes a wife who does good not harm — Abigail exemplifies this by restraining David from bloodguilt, later becoming his wife.

Genesis 20:6 shows God restraining Abimelech from sin — a parallel theme of divine intervention preventing wrongdoing, as with David.