Proverbs 17:14 Cross References - Thomson

¹⁴ A righteous government giveth force to words: but sedition and quarrelling are the forerunners of want.

⁸ therefore Abram said to Lot, Let there be no quarreling between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. ⁹ Behold is not the whole land before thee? Separate from me. If thou incline to the left, I will take the right. Or if thou go to the right, I will go to the left.

¹ And the man Ephraim said to Gideon, What is this that thou hast done to us in not calling upon us when thou wentest out to fight Madiam? And they spoke sharply to him. ² But he said o to them, What have I now done in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer? ³ The Lord hath delivered into your hand the princes of Madiam, Oreb and Zeb. Now what have I been enabled to do in comparison of you? And upon his saying this, their anger against him abated.

¹ Now the Ephraimites assembled, and went northward, and said to Jephthae, Why didst thou go to fight the Ammonites, and not call on us to go with thee? We will burn thy house over thee with fire. ² And Jephthae said to them, When I and my people, and the children of Ammon, were at hard conflict, I called on you; but you did not save me out of their hands. ³ So when I saw that thou wast not a deliverer, I put my life in my hand, and went against the Ammonites, and the Lord delivered them into my hand. Why then are you come up this day to fight against me? ⁴ Then Jephthae re-assembled all the men of Galaad, and came to an engagement with Ephraim. And the men of Galaad smote Ephraim. Because they of Ephraim who were saved, said, You Galaadites belong partly to Ephraim, and partly to Manasses, ⁵ therefore the Galaadites seized the passages of the Jordan before Ephraim; and when those of Ephraim who escaped, said, Let us cross over; the men of Galaad said to them, Art thou an Ephraimite? ⁶ And when any said, No, then they said to him, say Stachys. And if he did not pronounce it distinctly, they took him, and slew him at the passages of the Jordan. So there fell of Ephraim, at that time, forty two thousand men.

¹⁴ And Abenner said to Joab, let the young men, I pray thee, arise and shew feats before us. And Joab said, let them arise. ¹⁵ Then there arose, and went over by number, twelve Benjaminites who were for Jebosthe, son of Saul, and twelve of the servants of David; ¹⁶ and they seized, every one with his hand, the head of his fellow, and plunged each his sword into his adversary's side, and fell together. So the name of that place was called, Portion of ill designs. It is near Gabaon. ¹⁷ And the battle became very furious that day. And Abenner, with the men of Israel, retreated before the servants of David.

⁴¹ behold all Israel came to the king, and said to the king, Why have our brethren, the men of Juda, stolen thee away, and brought the king and his household over the Jordan?

¹⁴ and spoke to them according to the advice 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. ¹⁵ So the king did not hearken to the people; for the revolution was from God. And upon one's saying, The Lord hath established his word which he spoke by the ministry of Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam son of Nabat, and all Israel; ¹⁶ for the king hath not hearkened to them, the people answered the king, and said, What portion have we in David? And what inheritance in the son of Jessai? To your tents Israel! Now David, look thou to thine own house. So Israel went away to their habitations;

¹⁷ so that Abia and his people smote them with a great slaughter, and there fell of Israel, slain, fifty thousand warriors.

¹⁷ Then Amasias king of Juda took counsel and sent to Joas, son of Joachaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come and let us look each other in the face. ¹⁸ Upon which Joas king of Israel sent to Amasias king of Juda saying, The thistle on Libanus sent to the cedar on Libanus saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife. But lo! the wild beasts on Libanus will come; nay the wild beasts on Libanus did come and trample down the thistle. ¹⁹ Thou hast said, Behold I have smitten Idumea, therefore thy stupid heart lifteth thee up. Abide now at home: why dost thou take counsel to thy hurt, that thou mayest fall and Juda with thee? ²⁰ But Amasias would not hearken, for the Lord had determined to deliver him up, because he sought the gods of the Idumeans. ²¹ So Joas king of Israel went up; and he and Amasias king of Juda looked each other in the face at Baithsamys, which belongeth to Juda. ²² And Juda was routed before Israel, and fled every man to his habitation. ²³ And Joas king of Israel took Amasias king of Juda, son of Joas, son of Joachaz, at Baithsamys and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down of the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits; ²⁴ and he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels found in the house of the Lord, and in the custody of Abdedom; and the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

⁶ Indeed Phakee, the son of Romelias, king of Israel, slew of Juda in one day, a hundred and twenty chiliads of the men mighty in power, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers.

¹⁰ A wicked man doth mischief with haughtiness; but wise men are their own judges.

²⁹ A man slow to wrath, is of great understanding; but a passionate man is egregiously foolish.

¹ Wrath destroyeth even the prudent; now a soft answer turneth away wrath; but a harsh word stirreth up anger.

³² A man who is slow to wrath is better than the mighty; and he who subdueth anger is better than he who taketh a city,

¹⁹ He who is fond of sinning delighteth in quarrels:

¹¹ A merciful man is slow to wrath; and his boast is over transgressors.

³ It is an honour to a man to abstain from railing; but with such things every fool is entangled.

⁸ Enter not hastily into a quarrel: lest thou repent at the last when thy friend shall upbraid thee.

²¹ A hearth is for coals and fuel for fire: and a contentious man for the bustle of strife.

²² A passionate man stirreth up strife: but a furious man is a digger up of sin.

⁸ Better is a patient man than one of a haughty spirit. ⁹ Be not apt to be grieved in spirit; for grief will rest in the bosom of fools.

³⁹ But I say to you, Contend not with the injurious: but if one smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. ⁴⁰ And if any determine to sue thee at law for thy vest, give it up to him, nay were it even thy mantle. ⁴¹ And if one press thee to go one mile, go with him two.

¹ Now in those days, the number of the disciples being multiplied, there was a murmuring of the Hellenists against the Hebrews that their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. ² Wherefore the twelve having called together the multitude of the disciples said, It is not proper that we should leave the word of God to attend tables: ³ look out therefore, brethren, from among yourselves seven men of good reputation, full of a holy spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint to this office. ⁴ And as for us, we will continue in the constant exercise of prayer, and in the ministration of the word. ⁵ And this speech pleased the whole multitude. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and a holy spirit, and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenias and Nicholas a proselyte of Antioch,

² Whereupon, as there arose a dissention, and Paul and Barnabas had no small debate with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and some from among themselves, should go up to the apostles and elders at Jerusalem, about this question. ³ They therefore, being forwarded on their journey by the congregation, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria; and by declaring fully the conversion of the Gentiles, they gave great joy to all the brethren. ⁴ And when they arrived at Jerusalem they were well received by the congregation, particularly by the apostles and elders, and they gave an account of all that God had done by them. ⁵ Thereupon some of the sect of the Pharisees who believed, rose up and said, that it was necessary to circumcise those, and order them to keep the law of Moses. ⁶ And the apostles and elders were convened to deliberate on this matter. ⁷ And after much debate, Peter arose, and said to them, Men, brethren, you know that a good while ago, God made choice among us that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of these glad tidings and believe. ⁸ And God who knoweth the heart, bare witness for them, giving them the holy spirit in the same manner as he did to us; ⁹ and made no distinction between us and them, purifying their hearts by belief. ¹⁰ Now therefore why do ye try God, to put upon the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we are able to bear? ¹¹ but we trust that we shall be saved by the favour of the Lord Jesus Christ, in the same manner as they do. ¹² Upon this the multitude were silent and heard Barnabas and Paul, relating all the signs and wonders which God hath done among the Gentiles by them. ¹³ And when they had done speaking, James answered and said, Men, brethren, hearken to me, ¹⁴ Simeon hath related how God first looked down on the Gentiles, to take from among them a people for his name. ¹⁵ And with this the words of the prophets agree, as it is written. ¹⁶ "After this I will return and rebuild the tabernacle of David which hath fallen. I will rebuild those parts of it which have fallen to decay, and those parts of it which have been demolished, and raise it up again, ¹⁷ that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord; even all the nations who are called by my name, saith the Lord who doth all these things." ¹⁸ To God all his works are known from eternity; ¹⁹ therefore it is my judgement not to disquiet those of the Gentiles who turn to God; ²⁰ but to enjoin them to abstain from the pollutions of idols, and fornication, and what is strangled, and blood, ²¹ because from generations of old Moses hath in every city them who preach him, being read in the synagogue every sabbath.

¹⁸ If possible, that is, as far as in your power, be at peace with all men.

¹¹ and to make it your ambition to live quietly, and to mind your own business, and work with your own hands, as we charged you;

²³ And avoid foolish and ignorant debates, knowing that they generate strifes. ²⁴ Now, the servant of the Lord ought not to be at strife; but ought to be gentle towards all, ready to teach, patient of ills,

¹⁴ But if you have bitter zeal, and strife in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth. ¹⁵ This is not the wisdom which cometh down from above; but that which is of an earthly, sensual, and devilish nature. ¹⁶ For where there is a zeal with strife, there will be confusion, and every thing which is bad. ¹⁷ Now the wisdom which cometh from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of this righteousness is peaceably sown by them who cultivate peace.