Proverbs 18:19

New King James Version

A brother offended is harder to win than a strong city, And contentions are like the bars of a castle.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

And his brothers envied him, but his father kept the matter in mind.

2 Samuel 13:22

And Absalom spoke to his brother Amnon neither good nor bad. For Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

2 Samuel 13:28

Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, “Watch now, when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon!’ then kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant.”

1 Kings 12:16

Now when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying: “What share have we in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Now, see to your own house, O David!” So Israel departed to their tents.

2 Chronicles 13:17

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter; so five hundred thousand choice men of Israel fell slain.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 18:18

Casting lots causes contentions to cease, And keeps the mighty apart.

Proverbs 18:20

A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled.

Proverbs 6:19

A false witness who speaks lies, And one who sows discord among brethren.

Acts 15:39

Then the contention became so sharp that they parted from one another. And so Barnabas took Mark and sailed to Cyprus;

1 Samuel 17:28

Now Eliab his oldest brother heard when he spoke to the men; and Eliab’s anger was aroused against David, and he said, “Why did you come down here? And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle.”