1 Kings 3:23

New International Version

The king said, “This one says, ‘My son is alive and your son is dead,’ while that one says, ‘No! Your son is dead and mine is alive.’ ”

Cross References

1 Kings 3:22

The other woman said, “No! The living one is my son; the dead one is yours.” But the first one insisted, “No! The dead one is yours; the living one is mine.” And so they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:24

Then the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So they brought a sword for the king.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.