1 Kings 3:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

Then the king said, One says, The living child is my son, and yours is the dead: and the other says, Not so; but your son is the dead one and mine is the living.

Cross References

1 Kings 3:22

And the other woman said, No; but the living child is my son and the dead one yours. But the first said, No; the dead child is your son and the living one mine. So they kept on talking before the king.

1 Kings 3:24

Then he said, Get me a sword. So they went and put a sword before the king.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.