Psalm 55:20
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
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but

1 Samuel 22:17
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, "Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me." But the king's servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.

1 Samuel 24:10
Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, 'I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD's anointed.'

2 Samuel 18:12
The man replied, "Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the king's son. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, 'Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.'

Acts 12:1
About that time, King Herod reached out to inflict harm on some who belonged to the church.

at peace

Psalm 7:4
if I have rewarded my ally with evil, if I have plundered my foe without cause,

Psalm 109:5
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Psalm 120:6, 7
Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace. . . .

broken [heb.

Psalm 89:28, 34, 38
I will forever preserve My loving devotion for him, and My covenant with him will stand fast. . . .

2 Samuel 2:4
Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, "It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul."

2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.

2 Samuel 14:32, 33
"Look, " said Absalom, "I sent for you and said, 'Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.' So now, let me see the king's face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me." . . .

2 Samuel 15:10-12
Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: "When you hear the sound of the trumpet, you are to say, 'Absalom reigns in Hebron!'" . . .

Ecclesiastes 8:2
Keep the king's command, I say, because of your oath before God.

Ezekiel 17:16-19
As surely as I live, ' declares the Lord GOD, 'surely he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; He has violated his covenant.

King James Bible
He hath put forth his hands against such as be at peace with him: he hath broken his covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My friend acts violently against those at peace with him; he violates his covenant.

International Standard Version
Each of my friends raises his hand against his allies; each of my friends breaks his word.

NET Bible
He attacks his friends; he breaks his solemn promises to them.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They stretched forth a hand against his companion and they smeared his covenant
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