Proverbs 17:14 Cross References

Proverbs 17:14

14: Beginning a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 25:8

  1. don't be in a hurry to go to court. You might go down before your neighbors in shameful defeat.

Proverbs 20:3

  1. Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

  1. Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.
  2. Don't be quick-tempered, for anger is the friend of fools.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

  1. This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we commanded you before.

James 3:14

  1. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your hearts, don't brag about being wise. That is the worst kind of lie.
  2. For jealousy and selfishness are not God's kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and motivated by the Devil.
  3. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and every kind of evil.
  4. But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no partiality and is always sincere.
  5. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of goodness.

Proverbs 15:1

  1. A gentle answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.

2 Chronicles 25:17

  1. After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel's king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: "Come and meet me in battle!"
  2. But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: `Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!
  3. You may be very proud of your conquest of Edom, but my advice is to stay home. Why stir up trouble that will bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?"
  4. But Amaziah would not listen, for God was arranging to destroy him for worshiping the gods of Edom.
  5. So King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

Genesis 13:8

  1. Then Abram talked it over with Lot. "This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop," he said. "After all, we are close relatives!
  2. I'll tell you what we'll do. Take your choice of any section of the land you want, and we will separate. If you want that area over there, then I'll stay here. If you want to stay in this area, then I'll move on to another place."

2 Timothy 2:23

  1. Again I say, don't get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights.
  2. The Lord's servants must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone. They must be able to teach effectively and be patient with difficult people.

2 Samuel 19:41

  1. But the men of Israel complained to the king that the men of Judah had gotten to do most of the work in helping him cross the Jordan.
  2. "Why not?" the men of Judah replied. "The king is one of our own tribe. Why should this make you angry? We have charged him nothing. And he hasn't fed us or even given us gifts!"
  3. "But there are ten tribes in Israel," the others replied. "So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. Why did you treat us with such contempt? Remember, we were the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again." The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah were very harsh in their replies.
  4. Then a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bicri, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, blew a trumpet and shouted, "We have nothing to do with David. We want no part of this son of Jesse. Come on, you men of Israel, let's all go home!"
  5. So the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba. But the men of Judah stayed with their king and escorted him from the Jordan River to Jerusalem.

Proverbs 17:19

  1. Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who speaks boastfully invites disaster.

Judges 8:1

  1. Then the people of Ephraim asked Gideon, "Why have you treated us this way? Why didn't you send for us when you first went out to fight the Midianites?" And they argued heatedly with Gideon.
  2. But Gideon replied, "What have I done compared to you? Aren't the last grapes of Ephraim's harvest better than the entire crop of my little clan of Abiezer?
  3. God gave you victory over Oreb and Zeeb, the generals of the Midianite army. What have I done compared to that?" When the men of Ephraim heard Gideon's answer, they were no longer angry.

2 Chronicles 28:6

  1. In a single day Pekah son of Remaliah, Israel's king, killed 120,000 of Judah's troops because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

2 Samuel 2:14

  1. Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors put on an exhibition of hand-to-hand combat.All right," Joab agreed.
  2. So twelve men were chosen from each side to fight against each other.
  3. Each one grabbed his opponent by the hair and thrust his sword into the other's side so that all of them died. The place has been known ever since as the Field of Swords.
  4. The two armies then began to fight each other, and by the end of the day Abner and the men of Israel had been defeated by the forces of David.

Matthew 5:39

  1. But I say, don't resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.
  2. If you are ordered to court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.
  3. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.

2 Chronicles 13:17

  1. Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; there were 500,000 casualties among Israel's finest troops that day.

Proverbs 16:32

  1. It is better to be patient than powerful; it is better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Proverbs 29:22

  1. A hot-tempered person starts fights and gets into all kinds of sin.

Judges 12:1

  1. Then the tribe of Ephraim mobilized its army and crossed over to Zaphon. They sent this message to Jephthah: "Why didn't you call for us to help you fight against Ammon? We are going to burn down your house with you in it!"
  2. "I summoned you at the beginning of the dispute, but you refused to come!" Jephthah said. "You failed to help us in our struggle against Ammon.
  3. So I risked my life and went to battle without you, and the LORD gave me victory over the Ammonites. So why have you come to fight me?"
  4. The leaders of Ephraim responded, "The men of Gilead are nothing more than rejects from Ephraim and Manasseh." So Jephthah called out his army and attacked the men of Ephraim and defeated them.
  5. Jephthah captured the shallows of the Jordan, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to go back across, the men of Gilead would challenge him. "Are you a member of the tribe of Ephraim?" they would ask. If the man said, "No, I'm not,"

Romans 12:18

  1. Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.

2 Chronicles 10:14

  1. and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, "My father was harsh on you, but I'll be even harsher! My father used whips on you, but I'll use scorpions!"
  2. So the king paid no attention to the people's demands. This turn of events was the will of God, for it fulfilled the prophecy of the LORD spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat by the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh.
  3. When all Israel realized that the king had rejected their request, they shouted, "Down with David and his dynasty! We have no share in Jesse's son! Let's go home, Israel! Look out for your own house, O David!" So all Israel returned home.

Proverbs 26:21

  1. A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

Acts 15:2

  1. Paul and Barnabas, disagreeing with them, argued forcefully and at length. Finally, Paul and Barnabas were sent to Jerusalem, accompanied by some local believers, to talk to the apostles and elders about this question.
  2. The church sent the delegates to Jerusalem, and they stopped along the way in Phoenicia and Samaria to visit the believers. They told them--much to everyone's joy--that the Gentiles, too, were being converted.
  3. When they arrived in Jerusalem, Paul and Barnabas were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported on what God had been doing through their ministry.
  4. But then some of the men who had been Pharisees before their conversion stood up and declared that all Gentile converts must be circumcised and be required to follow the law of Moses.
  5. So the apostles and church elders got together to decide this question.

Proverbs 19:11

  1. People with good sense restrain their anger; they earn esteem by overlooking wrongs.

Proverbs 14:29

  1. Those who control their anger have great understanding; those with a hasty temper will make mistakes.

Proverbs 13:10

  1. Pride leads to arguments; those who take advice are wise.

Acts 6:1

  1. But as the believers rapidly multiplied, there were rumblings of discontent. Those who spoke Greek complained against those who spoke Hebrew, saying that their widows were being discriminated against in the daily distribution of food.
  2. So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. "We apostles should spend our time preaching and teaching the word of God, not administering a food program," they said.
  3. "Now look around among yourselves, brothers, and select seven men who are well respected and are full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom. We will put them in charge of this business.
  4. Then we can spend our time in prayer and preaching and teaching the word."
  5. This idea pleased the whole group, and they chose the following: Stephen (a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit), Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas of Antioch (a Gentile convert to the Jewish faith, who had now become a Christian).
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