1 Kings 3:23

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

Then the king said, “The one says, ‘This is my son that is alive, and your son is dead’; and the other says, ‘No; but 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 child is mine, and the dead child is yours.” The first said, “No, the dead child is yours, and the living child is mine.” Thus they spoke before the king.

1 Kings 3:24

And the king said, “Bring me a sword.” So a sword was brought before the king.

Proverbs 15:28

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