2 Samuel 20:16 Cross References - MKJV

¹⁶ Then a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, Come near here so that I may speak with you.

³ And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful form. But the man was cruel and evil in his dealings. And he was of Caleb.

³² And David said to Abigail, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, who sent you today to meet me. ³³ And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you who have kept me from coming to shed blood today, and from delivering myself with my own hand.

² And Joab sent to Tekoah and brought a wise woman from there. And he said to her, Please pretend yourself to be a mourner, and put on mourning clothes now, and do not anoint yourself with oil. But be like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

¹⁴ There was a little city, and few men in it; and a great king came against it and besieged it, and built huge bulwarks against it. ¹⁵ And a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that poor man. ¹⁶ And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard. ¹⁷ The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him who rules among fools. ¹⁸ Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.