Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 31:8
"Speak up for people who cannot speak for themselves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.
Proverbs 31:9
Speak for them and be a righteous judge. Protect the rights of the poor and needy."
Judges 13:23
But his wife answered, "If the LORD had wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted our offerings; he would not have shown us all this or told us such things at this time."
1 Samuel 25:24-31
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at David's feet, and said to him, "Please, sir, listen to me! Let me take the blame.
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Please, don't pay any attention to Nabal, that good-for-nothing! He is exactly what his name means---a fool! I wasn't there when your servants arrived, sir.
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It is the LORD who has kept you from taking revenge and killing your enemies. And now I swear to you by the living LORD that your enemies and all who want to harm you will be punished like Nabal.
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Please, sir, accept this present I have brought you, and give it to your men.
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Please forgive me, sir, for any wrong I have done. The LORD will make you king, and your descendants also, because you are fighting his battles; and you will not do anything evil as long as you live.
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If anyone should attack you and try to kill you, the LORD your God will keep you safe, as someone guards a precious treasure. As for your enemies, however, he will throw them away, as someone hurls stones with a sling.
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And when the LORD has done all the good things he has promised you and has made you king of Israel,
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then you will not have to feel regret or remorse, sir, for having killed without cause or for having taken your own revenge. And when the LORD has blessed you, sir, please do not forget me."
2 Samuel 20:16-22
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There was a wise woman in the city who shouted from the wall, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here; I want to speak with him."
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Joab went, and she asked, "Are you Joab?" "Yes, I am," he answered. "Listen to me, sir," she said. "I'm listening," he answered.
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She said, "Long ago they used to say, 'Go and get your answer in the city of Abel'---and that's just what they did.
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Ours is a great city, one of the most peaceful and loyal in Israel. Why are you trying to destroy it? Do you want to ruin what belongs to the LORD?"
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"Never!" Joab answered. "I will never ruin or destroy your city!
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That is not our plan. A man named Sheba son of Bikri, who is from the hill country of Ephraim, started a rebellion against King David. Hand over this one man, and I will withdraw from the city." "We will throw his head over the wall to you," she said.
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Then she went to the people of the city with her plan, and they cut off Sheba's head and threw it over the wall to Joab. He blew the trumpet as a signal for his men to leave the city, and they went back home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
2 Kings 22:15-20
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and she told them to go back to the king and give him
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the following message from the LORD: "I am going to punish Jerusalem and all its people, as written in the book that the king has read.
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They have rejected me and have offered sacrifices to other gods, and so have stirred up my anger by all they have done. My anger is aroused against Jerusalem, and it will not die down.
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As for the king himself, this is what I, the LORD God of Israel, say: You listened to what is written in the book,
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and you repented and humbled yourself before me, tearing your clothes and weeping, when you heard how I threatened to punish Jerusalem and its people. I will make it a terrifying sight, a place whose name people will use as a curse. But I have heard your prayer,
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and the punishment which I am going to bring on Jerusalem will not come until after your death. I will let you die in peace." The men returned to King Josiah with this message.
Esther 4:4
When Esther's servant women and eunuchs told her what Mordecai was doing, she was deeply disturbed. She sent Mordecai some clothes to put on instead of the sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Esther 5:8
"If Your Majesty is kind enough to grant my request, I would like you and Haman to be my guests tomorrow at another banquet that I will prepare for you. At that time I will tell you what I want."
Esther 7:3-6
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Queen Esther answered, "If it please Your Majesty to grant my humble request, my wish is that I may live and that my people may live.
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My people and I have been sold for slaughter. If it were nothing more serious than being sold into slavery, I would have kept quiet and not bothered you about it; but we are about to be destroyed---exterminated!"
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Then King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, "Who dares to do such a thing? Where is this man?"
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Esther answered, "Our enemy, our persecutor, is this evil man Haman!" Haman faced the king and queen with terror.
Esther 8:3-6
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Then Esther spoke to the king again, throwing herself at his feet and crying. She begged him to do something to stop the evil plot that Haman, the descendant of Agag, had made against the Jews.
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The king held out the gold scepter to her, so she stood up and said,
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"If it please Your Majesty, and if you care about me and if it seems right to you, please issue a proclamation to keep Haman's orders from being carried out---those orders that the son of Hammedatha the descendant of Agag gave for the destruction of all the Jews in the empire.
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How can I endure it if this disaster comes on my people, and my own relatives are killed?"
Luke 1:38
"I am the Lord's servant," said Mary; "may it happen to me as you have said." And the angel left her.
Luke 1:42-56
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and said in a loud voice, "You are the most blessed of all women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
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Why should this great thing happen to me, that my Lord's mother comes to visit me?
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For as soon as I heard your greeting, the baby within me jumped with gladness.
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How happy you are to believe that the Lord's message to you will come true!"
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Mary said, "My heart praises the Lord;
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my soul is glad because of God my Savior,
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for he has remembered me, his lowly servant! From now on all people will call me happy,
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because of the great things the Mighty God has done for me. His name is holy;
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from one generation to another he shows mercy to those who honor him.
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He has stretched out his mighty arm and scattered the proud with all their plans.
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He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly.
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He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with empty hands.
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He has kept the promise he made to our ancestors, and has come to the help of his servant Israel.
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He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!"
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Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then went back home.
Acts 18:26
He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him home with them and explained to him more correctly the Way of God.
Ephesians 4:29
Do not use harmful words, but only helpful words, the kind that build up and provide what is needed, so that what you say will do good to those who hear you.
Colossians 4:5
Be wise in the way you act toward those who are not believers, making good use of every opportunity you have.
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Proverbs 12:18
Thoughtless words can wound as deeply as any sword, but wisely spoken words can heal.
Proverbs 16:24
Kind words are like honey---sweet to the taste and good for your health.
Proverbs 25:15
Patient persuasion can break down the strongest resistance and can even convince rulers.
Genesis 24:18-20
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She said, "Drink, sir," and quickly lowered her jar from her shoulder and held it while he drank.
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When he had finished, she said, "I will also bring water for your camels and let them have all they want."
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She quickly emptied her jar into the animals' drinking trough and ran to the well to get more water, until she had watered all his camels.
Song of Songs 2:14
You are like a dove that hides in the crevice of a rock. Let me see your lovely face and hear your enchanting voice.
Song of Songs 4:11
The taste of honey is on your lips, my darling; your tongue is milk and honey for me. Your clothing has all the fragrance of Lebanon.
Malachi 2:6
They taught what was right, not what was wrong. They lived in harmony with me; they not only did what was right themselves, but they also helped many others to stop doing evil.
Acts 6:15
All those sitting in the Council fixed their eyes on Stephen and saw that his face looked like the face of an angel.
1 Peter 3:1
In the same way you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands, so that if any of them do not believe God's word, your conduct will win them over to believe. It will not be necessary for you to say a word,
1 Peter 3:4
Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God's sight.
1 Peter 3:5
For the devout women of the past who placed their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful by submitting themselves to their husbands.
1 Peter 3:8
To conclude: you must all have the same attitude and the same feelings; love one another, and be kind and humble with one another.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not pay back evil with evil or cursing with cursing; instead, pay back with a blessing, because a blessing is what God promised to give you when he called you.