Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 25:3 NOW THE NAME OF THE MAN WAS NABAL AND THE NAME OF HIS WIFE ABIGAIL AND SHE WAS A WOMAN OF GOOD UNDERSTANDING AND OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE BUT THE MAN WAS CHURLISH AND EVIL IN HIS DOINGS AND HE WAS OF THE HOUSE OF CALEB

{1 Samuel 25:3} Now the name 8034 of the man 376 [was] Nabal; 5037 and the name 8034 of his wife 802 Abigail: 26 and [she was] a woman 802 of good 2896 understanding, 7922 and of a beautiful 3303 countenance: 8389 but the man 376 [was] churlish 7186 and evil 7451 in his doings; 4611 and he x1931 [was] of the house of Caleb. y3614 x3612

good:
"Every wiseª womanª buildethª ° her house:ª but the foolishª plucketh it downª ° with her hands.ª" {Prv 14:1} + "She openethª ° her mouthª with wisdom;ª and in¹ her tongueª [is] the lawª of kindness.ª" {Prv 31:26} + "Favourª [is] deceitful,ª and beautyª [is] vain:ª [but] a womanª [that] fearethª the LORD,ª she¹ shall be praised.ª ° ... Giveª ° her of the fruitª ¹ of her hands;ª and let her own worksª praiseª ° her in the gates.ª" {Prv 31:30-31}

was churlish:
"And Nabalª answeredª °¹ David'sª servants,ª and said,ª ° Who¹ [is] David?ª and who¹ [is] the sonª of Jesse?ª there be manyª ° servantsª now a daysª that break awayª ° every manª fromª ¹ his master.ª ... Shall I then takeª °¹ my bread,ª and my water,ª and my fleshª that¹ I have killedª ° for my shearers,ª ° and giveª ° [it] unto men,² ¹ whom¹ I knowª ° not¹ whence¹ ¹ ¹ they¹ [be]?" {1Sm 25:10-11} + "Now¹ therefore knowª ° and considerª ° what¹ thou wilt do;ª ° for¹ evilª is determinedª ° against¹ our master,ª and against¹ all¹ his household:ª for he¹ [is such] a sonª of Belial,ª that [a man] cannot speakª °¹ to¹ him." {1Sm 25:17} + "For¹ the wickedª boastethª ° of¹ his heart'sª desire,ª and blessethª ° the covetous,ª ° [whom] the LORDª abhorreth.ª °" {Psa 10:3} + "The vile personª shall be no¹ more¹ calledª ° liberal,ª nor¹ the churlª saidª ° [to be] bountiful.ª ... The instrumentsª also of the churlª [are] evil:ª he¹ devisethª ° wicked devicesª to destroyª ° the poorª °² with lyingª words,ª even when the needyª speakethª ° right.ª" {Isa 32:5-7}

and he was:
Wehoo calibbee, literally, "and he was a Calebite;" but as the word cailev signifies a dog, the Septuagint has understood it as implying a man of canine disposition, and translated it, και ανθρωπος κυνικος, "and he was a doggish man." It is understood in the same way by the Syriac and Arabic.

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