Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Castle » Bars of
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
Cities » Difficulty of taking, alluded to
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
And I, lo, I have given thee this day for a fenced city, and for an iron pillar, and for brazen walls over all the land, to the kings of Judah, to its heads, to its priests, and to the people of the land; and they have fought against thee, and they prevail not against thee; for with thee am I, -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- to deliver thee.
Family » Parental prayers » Strife in
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
and she saith to Abraham, 'Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Family » Infelicity in
A ring of gold in the nose of a sow -- A fair woman and stubborn of behaviour.
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
Better is an allowance of green herbs and love there, Than a fatted ox, and hatred with it.
A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike, Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband, And as rottenness in his bones is one causing shame.
Every wise woman hath builded her house, And the foolish with her hands breaketh it down.
Offense » Brother
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
Sieges » Extreme difficulty of taking cities by, alluded to
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
Strife » Causes of » In the family
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.
A calamity to his father is a foolish son, And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
and she saith to Abraham, 'Cast out this handmaid and her son; for the son of this handmaid hath no possession with my son -- with Isaac.'
Better to sit on a corner of the roof, Than with a woman of contentions and a house of company.
A continual dropping in a day of rain, And a woman of contentions are alike,
Strife » Strength and violence of--illustrated
The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.