Ecclesiastes 10:13
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13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
Proverbs 29:9
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9 If a wise man contends with a foolish man,
(A)Whether the fool rages or laughs, there is no peace.
1 Samuel 25:10-11
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10 Then Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, (A)“Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants nowadays who break away each one from his master. 11 (B)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my [a]meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”
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- 1 Samuel 25:11 Lit. slaughter
Acts 6:9-11
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9 Then there arose some from what is called the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and Asia), disputing with Stephen. 10 And (A)they were not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by which he spoke. 11 (B)Then they secretly induced men to say, “We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and God.”
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Acts 5:28-33
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28 saying, (A)“Did we not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And look, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, (B)and intend to bring this Man’s (C)blood on us!”
29 But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: (D)“We ought to obey God rather than men. 30 (E)The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom you murdered by (F)hanging on a tree. 31 (G)Him God has exalted to His right hand to be (H)Prince and (I)Savior, (J)to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins. 32 And (K)we are His witnesses to these things, and so also is the Holy Spirit (L)whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
Gamaliel’s Advice
33 When they heard this, they were (M)furious[a] and plotted to kill them.
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- Acts 5:33 cut to the quick
John 12:10
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10 (A)But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also,
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Luke 11:53-54
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53 [a]And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to assail Him vehemently, and to cross-examine Him about many things, 54 lying in wait for Him, [b]and (A)seeking to catch Him in something He might say, [c]that they might accuse Him.
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- Luke 11:53 NU And when He left there
- Luke 11:54 NU omits and seeking
- Luke 11:54 NU omits that they might accuse Him
Luke 11:38
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38 (A)When the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that He had not first washed before dinner.
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Luke 6:11
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11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
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Luke 6:2
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2 And some of the Pharisees said to them, “Why are you doing (A)what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath?”
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Matthew 2:16
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Massacre of the Innocents
16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men.
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Matthew 2:7-8
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7 Then Herod, when he had secretly called the [a]wise men, determined from them what time the (A)star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.”
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- Matthew 2:7 Gr. magoi
2 Kings 6:31
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31 Then he said, (A)“God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
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2 Kings 6:27
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27 And he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
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2 Samuel 19:41-20:1
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41 Just then all the men of Israel came to the king, and said to the king, “Why have our brethren, the men of Judah, stolen you away and (A)brought the king, his household, and all David’s men with him across the Jordan?”
42 So all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is (B)a close relative of ours. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we ever eaten at the king’s expense? Or has he given us any gift?”
43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, “We have (C)ten shares in the king; therefore we also have more right to David than you. Why then do you despise us—were we not the first to advise bringing back our king?”
Yet (D)the words of the men of Judah were [a]fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
The Rebellion of Sheba
20 And there happened to be there a [b]rebel, whose name was Sheba the son of Bichri, a Benjamite. And he blew a trumpet, and said:
(E)“We have no share in David,
Nor do we have inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(F)Every man to his tents, O Israel!”
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- 2 Samuel 19:43 harsher
- 2 Samuel 20:1 Lit. man of Belial
1 Samuel 22:16-18
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16 And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all (A)your father’s house!” 17 Then the king said to the guards who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not tell it to me.” But the servants of the king (B)would not lift their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Doeg, “You turn and kill the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite turned and [a]struck the priests, and (C)killed on that day eighty-five men who wore a linen ephod.
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- 1 Samuel 22:18 attacked
1 Samuel 22:7-8
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7 then Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse (A)give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds? 8 All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who reveals to me that (B)my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.”
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1 Samuel 20:26-33
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26 Nevertheless Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him; he is unclean, surely he is (A)unclean.” 27 And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David’s place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?”
28 So Jonathan (B)answered Saul, “David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 And he said, ‘Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers.’ Therefore he has not come to the king’s table.”
30 Then Saul’s anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall not be established, nor your kingdom. Now therefore, send and bring him to me, for he [a]shall surely die.”
32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, (C)“Why should he be killed? What has he done?” 33 Then Saul (D)cast a spear at him to [b]kill him, (E)by which Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to kill David.
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- 1 Samuel 20:31 Lit. is a son of death
- 1 Samuel 20:33 strike him down
Judges 14:15
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15 But it came to pass on the [a]seventh day that they said to Samson’s wife, (A)“Entice your husband, that he may explain the riddle to us, (B)or else we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us in order to take what is ours? Is that not so?”
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- Judges 14:15 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX, Syr. fourth
Acts 19:24-28
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24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of [a]Diana, brought (A)no small profit to the craftsmen. 25 He called them together with the workers of similar occupation, and said: “Men, you know that we have our prosperity by this trade. 26 Moreover you see and hear that not only at Ephesus, but throughout almost all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that (B)they are not gods which are made with hands. 27 So not only is this trade of ours in danger of falling into disrepute, but also the temple of the great goddess Diana may be despised and [b]her magnificence destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worship.”
28 Now when they heard this, they were full of wrath and cried out, saying, “Great is Diana of the Ephesians!”
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- Acts 19:24 Gr. Artemis
- Acts 19:27 NU she be deposed from her magnificence
Acts 7:54-59
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Stephen the Martyr
54 (A)When they heard these things they were [a]cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth. 55 But he, (B)being full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the (C)glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and said, “Look! (D)I see the heavens opened and the (E)Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!”
57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and ran at him with one accord; 58 and they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And (F)the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 And they stoned Stephen as he was calling on God and saying, “Lord Jesus, (G)receive my spirit.”
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- Acts 7:54 furious
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