Judges 12:1

Then the men of Ephraim were summoned, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the sons of Ammon without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on you.”

Judges 8:1

Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him vigorously.

Judges 14:15

Then it came about on the fourth day that they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, so that he will tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us to impoverish us? Is this not so?”

Judges 15:6

Then the Philistines said, “Who did this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” So the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire.

2 Samuel 19:41-43

And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king and said to the king, “Why had our brothers the men of Judah stolen you away, and brought the king and his household and all David’s men with him over the Jordan?”

Psalm 109:4

In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer.

Proverbs 27:3-4

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

Ecclesiastes 4:4

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

John 10:32

Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”

James 3:16

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

James 4:1-2

What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Judges 12:1

And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

Wherefore

John 10:32

We will burn

James 4:1

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Mark 3:24

Bible References

Wherefore

Then the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this thing you have done to us, not calling us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they contended with him vigorously.

In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer.

I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a man and his neighbor. This too is

vanity and striving after wind.

Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”

We will burn

A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

What is the source of quarrels and conflicts among you? Is not the source your pleasures that wage war in your members?

General references

Do not answer a fool according to his folly,

Or you will also be like him.

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.