Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Castle » Bars of
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Cities » Difficulty of taking, alluded to
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.
Family » Parental prayers » Strife in
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
Family » Infelicity in
As a ring of gold in a swine's snout,'so is a fair woman that is without discretion.
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike: He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil.
A worthy woman is the crown of her husband; But she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones.
Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
Offense » Brother
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Sieges » Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
Strife » Causes of » In the family
A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city; And'such contentions are like the bars of a castle.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this handmaid and her son. For the son of this handmaid shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.
It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day And a contentious woman are alike:
Strife » Strength and violence of--illustrated
The beginning of strife is as when one letteth 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.