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 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?
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- 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 20:3
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3 It is an honor for a man to (A)keep aloof from strife,
but every fool will be quarreling.
2 Timothy 2:23-24
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23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant (A)controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And (B)the Lord's servant[a] must not be quarrelsome but (C)kind to everyone, (D)able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
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- 2 Timothy 2:24 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to aspire (A)to live quietly, and (B)to mind your own affairs, and (C)to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
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Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
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8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
and (A)the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 (B)Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
(C)for anger lodges in the heart[a] of fools.
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- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom
Proverbs 15:1
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Romans 12:18
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18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, (A)live peaceably with all.
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Acts 15:2-21
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2 And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and (A)debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and (B)some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to (C)the apostles and the elders about this question. 3 So, (D)being sent on their way by the church, they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, (E)describing in detail the conversion of the Gentiles, and (F)brought great joy to all (G)the brothers.[a] 4 (H)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and (I)the apostles and the elders, and (J)they declared all that God had done with them. 5 But some believers who belonged to (K)the party of the Pharisees rose up and said, (L)“It is necessary (M)to circumcise them and to order them to keep the law of Moses.”
6 (N)The (O)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter. 7 And after there had been much (P)debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “Brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, (Q)that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear (R)the word of (S)the gospel and believe. 8 And God, (T)who knows the heart, (U)bore witness to them, (V)by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, 9 and (W)he made no distinction between us and them, (X)having cleansed their hearts (Y)by faith. 10 Now, therefore, why (Z)are you putting God to the test (AA)by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples (AB)that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear? 11 But we (AC)believe that we will be (AD)saved through (AE)the grace of the Lord Jesus, (AF)just as they will.”
12 And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul (AG)as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles. 13 After they finished speaking, (AH)James replied, “Brothers, listen to me. 14 (AI)Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles, to take from them (AJ)a people for his name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written,
16 (AK)“‘After this I will return,
and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen;
I will rebuild its ruins,
and I will restore it,
17 that the remnant[b] of mankind (AL)may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles (AM)who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things 18 (AN)known from of old.’
19 Therefore (AO)my judgment is that we should not trouble those of the Gentiles who (AP)turn to God, 20 but should write to them (AQ)to abstain from (AR)the things polluted by idols, and from (AS)sexual immorality, and from (AT)what has been strangled, and from (AU)blood. 21 For from ancient generations Moses has had in every city those who proclaim him, (AV)for he is read every Sabbath in the synagogues.”
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- Acts 15:3 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 22
- Acts 15:17 Or rest
Acts 6:1-5
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Seven Chosen to Serve
6 Now in these days (A)when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists[a] arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in (B)the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3 (C)Therefore, brothers,[b] pick out from among you seven men (D)of good repute, (E)full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty. 4 But (F)we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” 5 And what they said pleased the whole gathering, and they chose Stephen, (G)a man full of faith and (H)of the Holy Spirit, and (I)Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus, (J)a proselyte of Antioch.
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Matthew 5:39-41
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39 But I say to you, (A)Do not resist the one who is evil. But (B)if anyone (C)slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And (D)if anyone would sue you and take your tunic,[a] let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone (E)forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles.
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- Matthew 5:40 Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin
Proverbs 29:22
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22 (A)A man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Proverbs 26:21
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21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is (A)a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
Proverbs 19:11
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11 (A)Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
Proverbs 13:10
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10 (A)By insolence comes nothing but strife,
but with those who take advice is wisdom.
2 Chronicles 28:6
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6 For (A)Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 from Judah in one day, all of them men of valor, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers.
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2 Chronicles 25:17-24
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Israel Defeats Amaziah
17 (A)Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” 18 And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, (B)“A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. 19 You say, ‘See, I[a] have struck down Edom,’ and (C)your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, (D)because they had sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of (E)Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits,[b] from (F)the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. 24 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of (G)Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
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- 2 Chronicles 25:19 Hebrew you
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
2 Chronicles 13:17
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17 Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.
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2 Chronicles 10:14-16
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14 King Rehoboam spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions.” 15 So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of affairs brought about by God that the Lord might fulfill his word, (A)which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
16 And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, “What portion have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. (B)Each of you to your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David.” So all Israel went to their tents.
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2 Samuel 19:41-20:22
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41 Then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why have our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away and (A)brought the king and his household over the Jordan, and all David's men with him?” 42 All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, “Because the king is (B)our close relative. Why then are you angry over this matter? Have we eaten at all at the king's expense? Or has he given us any gift?” 43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have (C)ten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” (D)But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
The Rebellion of Sheba
20 Now there happened to be there (E)a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,
(F)“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
(G)every man to his tents, O Israel!”
2 So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.
3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took (H)the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.
4 Then the king said to (I)Amasa, “Call the men of Judah together to me within three days, and be here yourself.” 5 So Amasa went to summon Judah, but he delayed beyond the set time that had been appointed him. 6 And David said to Abishai, “Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom. Take (J)your lord's servants and pursue him, lest he get himself to fortified cities and escape from us.”[a] 7 And there went out after him Joab's men and the (K)Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier's garment, and over it was a belt with a sword in its sheath fastened on his thigh, and as he went forward it fell out. 9 And Joab said to Amasa, “Is it well with you, my brother?” And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand (L)to kiss him. 10 But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab's hand. (M)So Joab struck him with it (N)in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died.
Then Joab and Abishai his brother pursued Sheba the son of Bichri. 11 And one of Joab's young men took his stand by Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab.” 12 And Amasa lay wallowing in his blood in the highway. And anyone who came by, seeing him, stopped. And when the man saw that all the people stopped, he carried Amasa out of the highway into the field and threw a garment over him. 13 When he was taken out of the highway, all the people went on after Joab to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri.
14 And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to (O)Abel of (P)Beth-maacah,[b] and all (Q)the Bichrites[c] assembled and followed him in. 15 And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in (R)Abel of Beth-maacah. (S)They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, and they were battering the wall to throw it down. 16 Then a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’” 17 And he came near her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He answered, “I am.” Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” And he answered, “I am listening.” 18 Then she said, “They used to say in former times, ‘Let them but ask counsel at (T)Abel,’ and so they settled a matter. 19 I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why will you (U)swallow up (V)the heritage of the Lord?” 20 Joab answered, “Far be it from me, far be it, that I should (W)swallow up or destroy! 21 That is not true. But a man of (X)the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.” 22 Then the woman went to all the people (Y)in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, (Z)every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
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- 2 Samuel 20:6 Hebrew and snatch away our eyes
- 2 Samuel 20:14 Compare 20:15; Hebrew and Beth-maacah
- 2 Samuel 20:14 Hebrew Berites
2 Samuel 2:14-17
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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.” 15 Then they arose and passed over by number, twelve for Benjamin and Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David. 16 And each caught his opponent by the head and thrust his sword in his opponent's side, so they fell down together. Therefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim,[a] which is at Gibeon. 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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- 2 Samuel 2:16 Helkath-hazzurim means the field of sword-edges
Judges 12:1-6
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Jephthah's Conflict with Ephraim
12 (A)The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. 3 And when I saw that you would not save me, (B)I took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, (C)“You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” 5 And the Gileadites captured (D)the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” 6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at (E)the fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.
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