2 Samuel 2:14
Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men come up and fight in our presence." And Joab said, "Let them come up."
2 Samuel 2:17
Then the battle {became increasingly fierce} on that day, and Abner and the men of Israel [were] defeated before the servants of David.
2 Samuel 2:26-27
Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Will [the] sword devour forever? Do you not know that [there] will be bitterness in the end? {How long} will you not tell the people to turn {away from pursuing} their brothers?"
Proverbs 10:23
[It is] like a sport for a fool to do wrong, wisdom for a person of understanding.
Proverbs 17:14
[Like] the release of water [is] the beginning of strife; before it breaks out, stop the quarrel.
Proverbs 20:18
A plan will be established by advice, and with guidance make war.
Proverbs 25:8
do not hastily bring out to court, for what will you do at its end, when your neighbor puts you to shame?
Proverbs 26:18-19
Like a maniac who shoots firebrands, arrows, and death,