Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
Neither good
Bible References
Spake
Leviticus 19:17
‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.
Proverbs 25:9
Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,
Argue your case with your neighbor himself [before you go to court];
And do not reveal another’s secret,
Matthew 18:15 “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens and pays attention to you, you have won back your brother.
Neither good
Genesis 24:50
Then Laban and Bethuel answered, “The matter has come from the Lord; so we dare not speak bad or good [to you about it—we cannot interfere].
Genesis 31:24
God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, “Be careful that you do not speak to Jacob, either good or bad.”
Hated
Leviticus 19:17
‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may most certainly rebuke your neighbor, but shall not incur sin because of him.
Proverbs 10:18
He who hides hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
He who hides hatred has lying lips,
And he who spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 26:24
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
He who hates, disguises it with his lips,
But he stores up deceit in his heart.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,
But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?
Wrath is cruel and anger is an overwhelming flood,
But who is able to endure and stand before [the sin of] jealousy?
Ecclesiastes 7:9
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
Do not be eager in your heart to be angry,
For anger dwells in the heart of fools.
Ephesians 4:26
Be angry [at sin—at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down.
1 John 3:15
Everyone who hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is [at heart] a murderer [by God’s standards]; and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.