1 Samuel 25:29 (a) The thought presented here is that GOD will preserve His servant safely, holding him in His own powerful hand. The enemies of GOD will be destroyed by the Lord, taken out of the way, and be completely defeated.

Proverbs 26:8 (a) This strange illustration describes the foolishness of giving no freedom to the stone which is to be thrown, and in giving a place of prominence to one who cannot fill it.