1 Samuel 25:39
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
Cross-reference
In 1 Samuel 25:26, Abigail says God withheld David from bloodshed—the same keeping from evil David thanks God for in verse 39.
In 1 Samuel 25:32, David blesses God for sending Abigail; here he blesses God again for vindication — similar praise after deliverance.
1 Samuel 25:34 has David acknowledging God kept him back from harming Abigail—directly parallel to his thanksgiving for being kept from evil.
2 Samuel 22:47-49 is David's song praising God as his avenger — here David similarly blesses God for avenging him against Nabal.
In 1 Kings 2:44, Solomon declares God returned Shimei's evil on his head — the same retribution principle David praised after Nabal's death.
In Esther 7:10, Haman is hanged on his own gallows — a vivid instance of the wicked falling into their own trap, just as Nabal's evil recoiled on him.
Proverbs 22:23 says the Lord pleads the cause of the oppressed — David uses the same phrase, 'pleaded the cause of my reproach'.
Psalm 7:16 states mischief returns on the perpetrator's own head — directly mirroring the principle David celebrates over Nabal's fate.
Psalm 37:10 promises the wicked will vanish — David witnesses this in Nabal's sudden death.
Romans 7:3 explains that death dissolves marriage — this is the legal basis for David marrying Abigail after Nabal dies.
Psalm 5:10 prays for God to bring down the wicked — David sees this answered when Nabal's wrongdoing is brought on his own head.
Psalm 58:10 says the righteous rejoice at vengeance — David rejoices in Nabal's death, seeing God's judgment.
Psalm 58:11 declares God judges the earth — David acknowledges God's judgment on Nabal, affirming there is a reward for the righteous.
Proverbs 19:14 teaches a prudent wife is from the Lord — David's marriage to the prudent Abigail perfectly illustrates this divine gift.
2 Samuel 3:28 has David declaring innocence from bloodguilt—parallels his being kept from shedding blood in the Nabal incident.
Judges 5:2 praises God for avenging Israel — David praises God for avenging his personal reproach, echoing the same theme.
Psalm 119:22 asks to be removed from scorn — David's contempt from Nabal is removed by God's judgment.
Proverbs 18:22 declares finding a wife is obtaining favor from the Lord — David's marriage to wise Abigail exemplifies this blessing after God's judgment.
Proverbs 31:30 praises a woman who fears the Lord — Abigail, who wisely intervened and acknowledged God, embodies this quality.
Revelation 19:1-4 praises God for righteous judgment on the wicked — David's blessing echoes this heavenly praise for judgment on Nabal.
Proverbs 31:10 extols an excellent wife as precious — David's acquisition of the intelligent and beautiful Abigail fits this ideal.