First in his thoughts.
“He sent Hadoram his son to King David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him … and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass. Them also King David dedicated unto the Lord, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations.”
– 1 Chronicles 18:10-11
[Job 28:28] The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
[Matthew 25:33] “And He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.”
What if you did the same? “So David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?’ And He answered him, ‘Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.’” – 1 Samuel 30:8
[Jeremiah 35:18,19] And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, … Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, … therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.
[Acts 16:9] “And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and…”
“I will go away.” “A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.” – Proverbs 15:4 (NKJV)