2 Samuel 2:14

Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have the young men get up and compete in front of us.”

“Let them get up,” Joab replied.

2 Samuel 2:17

The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

2 Samuel 2:26-27

Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

Proverbs 10:23

As shameful conduct is pleasure for a fool,
so wisdom is for a man of understanding.

Proverbs 17:14

To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

Finalize plans with counsel,
and wage war with sound guidance.

Proverbs 25:8

Don’t take a matter to court hastily.
Otherwise, what will you do afterward
if your opponent humiliates you?

Proverbs 26:18-19

Like a madman who throws flaming darts and deadly arrows,

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