2 Samuel 14:17 Cross References - Brenton

¹⁷ And the woman said, If now the word of my lord the king be gracious, — well: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king, to hear good and evil: and the Lord thy God shall be with thee.

⁹ And Anchus answered David, I know that thou art good in my eyes, but the lords of the Philistines say, He shall not come with us to the war.

²⁰ In order that this form of speech might come about it was that thy servant Joab has framed this matter: and my lord is wise as is the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.

²⁷ And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

⁹ Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?

²⁸ and all Israel heard this judgement which the king judged, and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute judgement.

³⁰ For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?

²¹ Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him. ^(27:21A) The heart of the transgressor seeks after mischiefs; but an upright heart seeks knowledge.

⁵ He that prepares a net in the way of his own friend, entangles his own feet in it.