Bible Cross References
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Proverbs 17:19
A lover of sin rejoices in strife,
Proverbs 26:21
A hearth for coals, and wood for fire, and a railing man for the tumult of strife.
Proverbs 29:22
A furious man stirs up strife, and a passionate man digs up sin.
Judges 12:1-6
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And the men of Ephraim assembled [themselves], and passed on to the north, and said to Jephthah, Why did you go over to fight with the children of Ammon, and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.
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And Jephthah said to them, I and my people and the children of Ammon were very much engaged in war; and I called for you, and you did not save me out of their hand.
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And I saw that you were no helper, and I put my life in my hand, and passed on to the sons of Ammon; and the Lord delivered them into my hand: and why then have you come up against me this day to fight with me?
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And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they that had escaped of Ephraim said, You [are] of Gilead in the midst of Ephraim and in the midst of Manasseh.
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And Gilead took the fords of the Jordan before Ephraim; and they that escaped of Ephraim said to them, Let us go over. And the men of Gilead said, Are you an Ephraimite? And he said, No.
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Then they said to him, Say now Stachys. And he did not correctly pronounce it. So they took him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan; and there fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand.
2 Samuel 2:14-17
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And Abner said to Joab, Let now the young men arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
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And there arose and passed over by number twelve of the children of Benjamin, belonging to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David.
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And each one grasped the head of his neighbor with his hand, and his sword [was thrust] into the side of his neighbor, and they fell down together: and the name of that place was called The Portion of the Treacherous Ones, which is in Gibeon.
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And the battle was very severe in that day; and Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.
2 Samuel 19:41-43
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And behold, 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 caused the king and all his house to pass over the Jordan, and all the men of David with him?
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And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel and said, Because the king is near of kin to us: and why were you thus angry concerning this matter? Have we indeed eaten of the king's food? Or has he given us a gift, or has he sent us a portion?
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And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are older than you, we have also an interest in David above you: and why have you thus insulted us, and why was not our advice taken before that of Judah, to bring back our king? And the speech of the men of Judah was sharper than the speech of the men of Israel.
2 Samuel 20:1-22
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And there was a transgressor there, and his name was Sheba, a Benjamite, the son of Bichri: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we [any] inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel!
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And all the men of Israel went up from following David after Sheba the son of Bichri; but the men of Judah adhered to their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.
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And David went into his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten women his concubines, whom he had left to keep the house, and he put them in a place of custody, and maintained them, and went not in to them; and they were kept living as widows, till the day of their death.
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And the king said to Amasa, Call to me the men of Judah for three days, and be present here yourself.
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And Amasa went to call Judah, and delayed beyond the time which David appointed him.
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And David said to Amasa, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than Absalom: now then take with you the servants of your lord, and follow after him, lest he find for himself strong cities, so will he blind our eyes.
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And there went out after him Amasa and the men of Joab, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men; and they went out from Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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And they [were] by the great stone that is in Gibeon. And Amasa went in before them. And Joab had upon him a military cloak over his apparel, and over it he was girded with a dagger fastened upon his loins in its sheath; and the dagger came out, and fell [to the ground].
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And Joab said to Amasa, Are you in health, [my] brother? And the right hand of Joab took hold of the beard of Amasa to kiss him.
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And Amasa observed not the dagger that was in the hand of Joab. And Joab struck him with it on the loins, and his bowels were shed out upon the ground, and he did not repeat the blow, and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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And there stood over him one of the servants of Joab, and said, Who [is] he that is for Joab, and who [is] on the side of David following Joab?
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And Amasa [was] weltering in blood in the midst of the way. And a man saw that all the people stood still; and he removed Amasa out of the path into a field, and he cast a garment upon him, because he saw everyone that came to him standing still.
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And when he was quickly removed from the road, every man of Israel passed after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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And he went through all the tribes of Israel to Abel, and to Beth Maachah; and all in Charri also were assembled, and followed after him.
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And they came and besieged him in Abel and Phermacha: and they raised a mound against the city and it stood close to the wall; and all the people with Joab proposed to throw down the wall.
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And a wise woman cried from the wall, and said, Hear, hear; say to Joab, Draw close, and I will speak to him.
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And he drew close to her. And the woman said to him, Are you Joab? And he said, I [am]. And she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid; and Joab said, I do hear.
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And she spoke, saying, Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.
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I am a peaceable one of the strong ones in Israel; but you seek to destroy a city and a mother city in Israel: why do you seek to ruin the inheritance of the Lord?
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And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.
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Is not the case thus, that a man of Mount Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri by name, has even lifted up his hand against King David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
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And the woman went in to all the people, and she spoke to all the city in her wisdom; and they took off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri; and took it away and threw it to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and the people separated from the city away from him, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
2 Chronicles 10:14-16
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and 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 chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
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And the king hearkened not to the people, for there was a change [of their minds] from God, saying, The Lord has confirmed His word, which he spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and [concerning] all Israel;
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for the king did not hearken to them. And the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David, or [what] inheritance [have we] in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! See now to your own house, O David! So all Israel went to their tents.
2 Chronicles 13:17
And Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; and there fell slain of Israel five hundred thousand mighty men.
2 Chronicles 25:17-24
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And Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, and let us look one another in the face.
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And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife; but behold, your wild beasts of the field that are in Lebanon shall come. And the wild beasts did come, and trod down the thistle.
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You have said, Behold, I have defeated Edom, and your stout heart exalts you. Now stay at home; for why do you implicate yourself in mischief, that you should fall, and Judah with you?
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Nevertheless Amaziah hearkened not, for it was of the Lord to deliver him into [the enemy's] hands, because he sought after the gods of the Edomites.
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So Joash king of Israel went up; and they saw one another, he and Amaziah king of Judah, in Beth Shemesh, which is of Judah.
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And Judah was put to flight before Israel, and they fled, every man to his tent.
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Then Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, [son] of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he pulled down [part] of the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits.
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And [he took] all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord and with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, and the hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 28:6
And Pekah the son of Remeliah king of Israel, killed in Judah in one day a hundred and twenty thousand mighty men, because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.
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Proverbs 13:10
A bad man does evil with insolence, but they that are judges of themselves are wise.
Proverbs 14:29
A man slow to wrath abounds in wisdom, but a man of impatient spirit is very foolish.
Proverbs 15:1
Anger slays even wise men, yet a submissive answer turns away wrath; but a grievous word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 16:32
A man slow to anger is better than a strong man, and he that governs [his] temper better than he that takes a city.
Proverbs 19:11
A merciful man is long suffering, and his triumph overtakes transgressors.
Proverbs 20:3
[It is] a glory to a man to turn aside from railing, but every fool is entangled with such matters.
Proverbs 25:8
Get not suddenly into a quarrel, lest you repent at last.
Genesis 13:8
And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers.
Genesis 13:9
Behold, is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself from me; if you [go] to the left, I will go to the right, and if you go to the right, I will go to the left.
Judges 8:1-3
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And the men of Ephraim said to Gideon, What [is] this [that] you have done to us, in that you did not call us when you went to fight with Midian? And they contended with him sharply.
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And he said to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?
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The Lord has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what could I do in comparison of you? Then was their spirit calmed toward him, when he spoke this word.
Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than the beginning thereof; the patient is better than the high-minded.
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger will rest in the bosom of fools.
Matthew 5:39-41
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But I say to you not to resist an evil person. But whoever shall slap you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also.
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And to the [one] desiring to sue you and to take your tunic, let him have your cloak also.
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And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two.
Acts 6:1-5
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Now in those days, as the disciples were increasing in number, there arose a complaint from the Greek speaking Jews against the Aramaic speaking Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.
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Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not pleasing to us that we should forsake the word of God to serve tables.
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Therefore, brothers, select seven men from among you, of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint for this need.
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But we will faithfully engage in prayer and in the ministry of the word."
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And the word was pleasing before all the congregation, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,
Acts 15:2-21
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Therefore when there arose a serious dissension and debate with Paul and Barnabus, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and some others of them should go up to the apostles and elders in Jerusalem concerning this issue.
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Therefore, being sent forth by the church, they were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail [about] the conversion of the Gentiles; and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.
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And having come to Jerusalem, they were received by the church and the apostles and the elders; and they declared all that God had done with them.
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But some of those from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."
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And the apostles and elders gathered together to see about this matter.
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And after much dispute, Peter arose and said to them: "Men, brothers, you know that from early days God chose among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.
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And God, the knower of hearts, bore witness to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as also [He did] to us,
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and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
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Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
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But through the grace of the Lord Jesus, we believe that we will be saved in the same manner as they."
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Then all the multitude stopped speaking and listened to Barnabas and Paul telling as many signs and wonders as God had done among the Gentiles through them.
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Now after they had finished speaking, James answered, saying, "Men and brothers, listen to me:
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Simon had declared how God first visited [them] to take from the Gentiles a people for His name.
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And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written:
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"After this I will return, and I will build again the tabernacle of David, which has fallen; and its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it,
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in order that the rest of men may seek out the LORD, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the LORD who does all these things.'
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"Known from everlasting to God are all His works.
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Therefore I judge that we must not cause trouble for those who are turning to God from [among] the Gentiles;
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but that we write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, and from sexual immorality, from things strangled, and [from] blood.
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"For Moses has had from ancient generations those who proclaim him in each city, being read in the synagogues from one Sabbath to another."
Romans 12:18
If possible, as much as depends on you, keeping peace with all men.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that you aspire to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
2 Timothy 2:23
But reject foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they bring forth fights.
2 Timothy 2:24
And a servant of the Lord ought not to fight, but to be gentle to all, skillful at teaching, forbearing,
James 3:14-18
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But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
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This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.
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For where jealousy and strife [exist], there unrest and every evil deed [are].
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But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.
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Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.