Judges 12:6

then they would say to him, “Say now, ‘Shibboleth.’” But he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. Thus there fell at that time 42,000 of Ephraim.

Psalm 69:2

I have sunk in deep mire, and there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, and a flood overflows me.

Psalm 69:15

May the flood of water not overflow me
Nor the deep swallow me up,
Nor the pit shut its mouth on me.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.

Proverbs 18:19

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

Isaiah 27:12

In that day the Lord will start His threshing from the flowing stream of the Euphrates to the brook of Egypt, and you will be gathered up one by one, O sons of Israel.

Matthew 12:25

And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.

Matthew 26:73

A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”

Mark 14:70

But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.”

Galatians 5:15

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

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Summary

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

General references

Bible References

Say now

Matthew 26:73
A little later the bystanders came up and said to Peter, “Surely you too are one of them; for even the way you talk gives you away.”
Mark 14:70
But again he denied it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you are a Galilean too.”

There fell

Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
Proverbs 18:19
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city,
And contentions are like the bars of a citadel.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;
Matthew 12:25
And knowing their thoughts Jesus said to them, Any kingdom divided against itself is laid waste; and any city or house divided against itself will not stand.
Galatians 5:15
But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

General references

Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
Mark 3:24
If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

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