1 Kings 3:23

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; while the other says, ‘Not so! Your son is dead, and my son is the living one.’ ”

Cross References

1 Kings 3:22

But the other woman said, “No, the living son is mine, and the dead son is yours.” The first said, “No, the dead son is yours, and the living son is mine.” So they argued before the king.

1 Kings 3:24

So the king said, “Bring me a sword,” and they brought a sword before the king.

Proverbs 15:28

The mind of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil.