Joshua 22:21

New International Reader's Version

Then the tribes of Reuben and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh replied. They answered the leaders of the family groups of Israel.

Cross References

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns anger away. But mean words stir up anger.

Proverbs 16:1

People make plans in their hearts. But the Lord puts the correct answer on their tongues.

Proverbs 18:13

To answer before listening is foolish and shameful.

Proverbs 24:26

An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Micah 5:2

The Lord says, “Bethlehem Ephrathah, you might not be an important town in the nation of Judah. But out of you will come for me a ruler over Israel. His family line goes back to the early years of your nation. It goes all the way back to days of long ago.”

Acts 11:4

Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story.

James 1:19

My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.

Joshua 22:20

Remember what happened to Achan, the son of Zerah. Achan wasn’t faithful to the Lord. He took the things that had been set apart to the Lord in a special way to be destroyed. Didn’t the whole community of Israel experience the Lord’s anger? Achan wasn’t the only one who died because of his sin.”

Joshua 22:22

They said, “The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows! And we want Israel to know! Have we opposed the Lord? Have we refused to obey him? If we have, don’t spare us today.

1 Peter 3:15

But make sure that in your hearts you honor Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with respect.