2 Samuel 20:20

Joab protested: “Never! I do not want to destroy!

2 Samuel 20:10

Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again for Amasa was dead. Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 23:17

David said, “Lord, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

Job 21:16

But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

Job 22:18

But it was He who filled their houses with good things.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

Proverbs 28:13

The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?

Luke 10:29

But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

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Summary

And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

General references

Bible References

Far be it

2 Samuel 23:17
David said, “Lord, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.
Job 21:16
But their prosperity is not of their own doing.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!
Job 22:18
But it was He who filled their houses with good things.
The counsel of the wicked is far from me!

That i should

2 Samuel 20:10
Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again for Amasa was dead. Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri.
Proverbs 28:13
The one who conceals his sins
will not prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces them
will find mercy.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is more deceitful than anything else,
and incurable—who can understand it?
Luke 10:29
But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

General references

Genesis 44:7
They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.

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