Proverbs 24:22 Cross References - BBE

²² For their downfall will come suddenly; and who has knowledge of the destruction of those in high positions?

³¹ And while these words were on his lips, the earth under them was parted in two; ³² And the earth, opening her mouth, took them in, with their families, and all the men who were joined to Korah, and their goods. ³³ So they and all theirs went down living into the underworld, and the earth was shut over them, and they were cut off from among the meeting of the people. ³⁴ And all Israel round about them went in flight at their cry, For fear, said they, that we go down into the heart of the earth. ³⁵ Then fire came out from the Lord, burning up the two hundred and fifty men who were offering the perfume.

¹ Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa. ² And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and they put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. ³ And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers. ⁴ Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself. ⁵ And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death. ⁶ So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day. ⁷ And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for themselves.

⁷ And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword. ⁸ And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.

¹⁶ And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands. ¹⁷ And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

¹¹ Who has knowledge of the power of your wrath, or who takes note of the weight of your passion?

¹⁴ The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

² The wrath of a king is like the loud cry of a lion: he who makes him angry does wrong against himself.

¹¹ Ephraim is troubled; he is crushed by his judges, because he took pleasure in walking after deceit.

¹⁰ Where is your king, that he may be your saviour? and all your rulers, that they may take up your cause? of whom you said, Give me a king and rulers. ¹¹ I have given you a king, because I was angry, and have taken him away in my wrath.