1 Samuel 3:19 (KJV)

Passage

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

Nearby Context

1 Samuel 3:17 And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.

1 Samuel 3:18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.

1 Samuel 3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.

1 Samuel 3:20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD.

1 Samuel 3:21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "samuel", "grew", "lord", "none", "words", "fall", and "ground". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "samuel" and "grew", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And Samuel told him every whit and..." into verse 20's "And all Israel from Dan even to...", so "samuel" and "grew" belong inside that flow. In 1 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "samuel" and "grew" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.