Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.
Proverbs 18:19 - Easy To Read Version If you insult your friend, then he will be harder to win back than a city with strong walls. And arguments separate people like palace gates with strong bars across them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: And their contentions are like the bars of a castle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A brother offended is harder to be won over than a strong city, and [their] contentions separate them like the bars of a castle. American Standard Version (1901) A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And such contentions are like the bars of a castle. Common English Bible An offended ally is more formidable than a city; such quarreling is like the bars of a castle. Catholic Public Domain Version A brother who is helped by a brother is like a reinforced city, and judgments are like the bars of cities. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A brother that is helped by his brother, is like a strong city: and judgments are like the bars of cities. |
Joseph’s brothers continued to be jealous of him. But Joseph’s father thought much about all these things and wondered what they could mean.
Absalom began to hate Amnon. Absalom did not say one word, good or bad, to Amnon. Absalom hated Amnon because Amnon had raped his sister Tamar.
Then Absalom gave this command to his servants, “Watch Amnon. When he is drunk and feeling good from the wine, I will give you the command. You must attack Amnon and kill him. Don’t be afraid of being punished. After all, you will only be obeying my command. Now, be strong and brave.”
All the people of Israel saw that the new king refused to listen to them. So the people said to the king: “Are we part of David’s family? No! Do we get any of Jesse’s land? No! So Israel, let’s go to our own homes. Let David’s son rule his own people!” So the people of Israel went home.
Abijah’s army greatly defeated the army of Israel, and 500,000 of the best men of Israel were killed.
It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.
If two powerful people are arguing, throwing lots {\cf2\super [25]} may be the best way to decide the argument.
The things you say affect your life. If you say good things, then good things will happen to you. But if you say bad things, then bad things will happen to you.
a person who tells lies in court\par and says things that are not true,\par a person who starts arguments\par and causes fights between other people.\par
Paul and Barnabas had a big argument about this. They separated and went different ways. Barnabas sailed to Cyprus and took Mark with him.
David’s oldest brother Eliab heard David talking with the soldiers. Eliab became angry at David. Eliab asked David, “Why did you come here? Who did you leave those few sheep with in the desert? I know why you came down here! You didn’t want to do what you were told to do. You just wanted to come down here to watch the battle!”