1Sa 19:5, Pro 24:11-12, 31:8-9, Joh 7:51 | ESV | STEP | For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine , and the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel . You saw it, and rejoiced . Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause ?

1 Samuel 19:5

5 For ^ahe took his life in his hand ^band he struck down the Philistine, ^cand the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against ^dinnocent blood by killing David without cause?”

Proverbs 24:11-12

11 ^eRescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
^fdoes not he who ^gweighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who ^hkeeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man ⁱaccording to his work?

Proverbs 31:8-9

8 ^jOpen your mouth for the mute,
for the rights of all who are destitute. ^{▼▼Hebrew are sons of passing away}
9 Open your mouth, ^ljudge righteously,
^mdefend the rights of ⁿthe poor and needy.

John 7:51

51 ^o“Does our law judge a man without first ^pgiving him a hearing and learning what he does?”