Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. (1 Samuel 25:26)
Abigail gave credit, not to her own ingenuity, but to Jehovah for having turned David from his hasty purposes. Such words as she uttered could come only from one who had a deeply religious turn of mind.