New Revised Standard Version
Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been of good service to you;

New American Bible
Jonathan then spoke well of David to his father Saul, telling him: “The king should not harm his servant David. He has not harmed you, but has helped you very much by his deeds.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul, his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee.

And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul, his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee.

spake good

1 Samuel 20:32 And Jonathan answering Saul, his father, said: Why shall he die? What hath he done?

1 Samuel 22:13 And Saul said to him: Why have you conspired against me, thou, and the son of Isai, and thou hast given him bread and a sword, and hast consulted the Lord for him, that he should rise up against me, continuing a traitor to this day.

Proverbs 24:11,12 Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death, forbear not to deliver. . . .

Proverbs 31:8,9 Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass. . . .

Jeremiah 18:20 Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, to speak good for them, and to turn away thy indignation from them.

sin against

1 Samuel 2:25 If one man shall sin against another, God may be appeased in his behalf: but if a man shall sin against the Lord, who shall pray for him? And they hearkened not to the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

Genesis 9:6 Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed: for man was made to the image of God.

Genesis 42:22 And Ruben, one of them, said: Did not I say to you: Do not sin against the boy; and you would not hear me? Behold his blood is required.

2 Chronicles 6:22 If any man sin against his neighbour, and come to swear against him, and bind himself with a curse before the altar in this house:

1 Corinthians 8:12 Now when you sin thus against the brethren and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.

1 John 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself.

because his works

Psalm 35:12 They repaid me evil for good: to the depriving me of my soul.

Psalm 109:4,5 Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer. . . .

Proverbs 17:13 He that rendereth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Jeremiah 18:20 Shall evil be rendered for good, because they have digged a pit for my soul? Remember that I have stood in thy sight, to speak good for them, and to turn away thy indignation from them.