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2 Samuel 2:27

WEB

27Joab said, “As God [+] lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother.”

KJV

27And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

BSB

27“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”

FBV

27“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not said anything, my men would have continued chasing their brothers until the morning.”

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1 Samuel 25:26

26Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, since the LORD has withheld you from blood guiltiness and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now therefore let your enemies and those who seek evil to my lord be as Nabal.

2 Samuel 2:14

14Abner said to Joab, “Please let the young men arise and compete before us!” Joab said, “Let them arise!”

Proverbs 17:14

14The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

Proverbs 25:8

8Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

Job 27:2

2“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

Proverbs 15:1

1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 20:18

18Plans are established by advice; by wise guidance you wage war!

Luke 14:31-32

31Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.

Isaiah 47:7

7You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.