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 little while those who stood, having approached, said to Peter, Surely thou also are of them, for thy accent even makes thee apparent.

But he again denied it. And after a little while again those who stood by said to Peter, Surely thou are from them, for thou are a Galilean, and thy accent is similar.

There fell

The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.

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

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool will swallow himself up.

And having known their thoughts Jesus said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to ruin, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.

But if ye bite and devour each other, watch out that ye be not consumed by each other.

General references

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like to him.

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.