2 Samuel 2:14
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14 And Abner said to Joab, “Let the young men arise and compete before us.” And Joab said, “Let them arise.”
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2 Samuel 2:17
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17 And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
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Proverbs 26:18-19
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18 Like a madman who throws (A)firebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”
Proverbs 25:8
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8 (A)do not hastily bring into court,[a]
for[b] what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:8 Or presence of a noble, as your eyes have seen. 8Do not go hastily out to court
- Proverbs 25:8 Hebrew or else
Proverbs 20:18
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Proverbs 17:14
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14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so (A)quit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 10:23
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2 Samuel 2:26-27
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26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?” 27 And Joab said, “As God lives, if (A)you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.”
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