Judges 12:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

Say now

Matthew 26:73

Mark 14:70

There fell

Galatians 5:15

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Mark 3:24

Bible References

Say now

And after a while those that stood by came unto him and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech makes thee manifest.

But he denied it again. And a little after, those that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them, for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agrees unto it.

There fell

To release the waters (to speak rashly) is the beginning of contention; therefore, leave off strife before it gets started.

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city, and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.

The words from the mouth of the wise man are grace, but the lips of the fool will swallow up himself.

And Jesus knew their thoughts and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself shall not remain;

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye are not consumed one of another.

General references

Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him.

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