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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Pro 17:14 — The beginning of strife [is as] when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.
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Pro 17:19 |
He loveth transgression that loveth strife: [and] he that exalteth his gate seeketh destruction. |
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Pro 26:21 |
[As] coals [are] to burning coals, and wood to fire; so [is] a contentious man to kindle strife. |
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Pro 29:22 |
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression. |
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Jdg 12:1 |
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire. |
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Jdg 12:2 |
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands. |
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Jdg 12:3 |
And when I saw that ye delivered [me] not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me? |
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Jdg 12:4 |
Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye Gileadites [are] fugitives of Ephraim among the Ephraimites, [and] among the Manassites. |
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Jdg 12:5 |
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was [so], that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay; |
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Jdg 12:6 |
Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. |
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2Sa 2:14 |
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise. |
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2Sa 2:15 |
Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. |
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2Sa 2:16 |
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which [is] in Gibeon. |
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2Sa 2:17 |
And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. |
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2Sa 19:41 |
And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan? |
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2Sa 19:42 |
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king [is] near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's [cost]? or hath he given us any gift? |
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2Sa 19:43 |
And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more [right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. |
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2Sa 20:1 |
And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name [was] Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel. |
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2Sa 20:2 |
So every man of Israel went up from after David, [and] followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem. |
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2Sa 20:3 |
And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death, living in widowhood. |
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2Sa 20:4 |
Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou here present. |
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2Sa 20:5 |
So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. |
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2Ch 10:14 |
And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions. |
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2Ch 10:15 |
So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat. |
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2Ch 10:16 |
And when all Israel [saw] that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and [we have] none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: [and] now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents. |
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2Ch 13:17 |
And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. |
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2Ch 25:17 |
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. |
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2Ch 25:18 |
And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. |
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2Ch 25:19 |
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to [thine] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee? |
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2Ch 25:20 |
But Amaziah would not hear; for it [came] of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they sought after the gods of Edom. |
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2Ch 25:21 |
So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, [both] he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah. |
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2Ch 28:6 |
For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, [which were] all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. |
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Pro 13:10 |
Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised [is] wisdom. |
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Pro 14:29 |
[He that is] slow to wrath [is] of great understanding: but [he that is] hasty of spirit exalteth folly. |
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Pro 15:1 |
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. |
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Pro 16:32 |
[He that is] slow to anger [is] better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. |
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Pro 19:11 |
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression. |
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Pro 20:3 |
[It is] an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. |
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Pro 25:8 |
Go not forth hastily to strive, lest [thou know not] what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame. |
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Gen 13:8 |
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren. |
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Gen 13:9 |
[Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left. |
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Jdg 8:1 |
And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply. |
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Jdg 8:2 |
And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? |
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Jdg 8:3 |
God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. |
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Ecc 7:8 |
Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud in spirit. |
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Ecc 7:9 |
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. |
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Mat 5:39 |
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. |
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Mat 5:40 |
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have [thy] cloke also. |
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Mat 5:41 |
And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. |
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Act 6:1 |
And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. |
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Act 6:2 |
Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples [unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. |
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Act 6:3 |
Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. |
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Act 6:4 |
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. |
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Act 6:5 |
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: |
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Act 15:2 |
When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question. |
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Act 15:3 |
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. |
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Act 15:4 |
And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. |
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