Bible Cross References
Thus shalt thou
2 Samuel 17:7-13
7
Hushai answered, "The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.
8
You know that your father David and his men are hard fighters and that they are as fierce as a mother bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier and does not stay with his men at night.
9
Right now he is probably hiding in a cave or some other place. As soon as David attacks your men, whoever hears about it will say that your men have been defeated.
10
Then even the bravest men, as fearless as lions, will be afraid because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a great soldier and that his men are hard fighters.
11
My advice is that you bring all the Israelites together from one end of the country to the other, as many as the grains of sand on the seashore, and that you lead them personally in battle.
12
We will find David wherever he is, and attack him before he knows what's happening. Neither he nor any of his men will survive.
13
If he retreats into a city, our people will all bring ropes and just pull the city into the valley below. Not a single stone will be left there on top of the hill."
My little finger
2 Chronicles 10:10
They replied, "This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.'
2 Chronicles 10:11
Tell them, 'My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!' "
Proverbs 10:14
The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.
Proverbs 18:6
When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating.
Proverbs 18:7
When a fool speaks, he is ruining himself; he gets caught in the trap of his own words.
Proverbs 28:25
Selfishness only causes trouble. You are much better off to trust the LORD.
Proverbs 29:23
Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.
Isaiah 47:6
I was angry with my people; I treated them as no longer mine: I put them in your power, and you showed them no mercy; even the aged you treated harshly.