"He that answerethª° a matterª before¹ he hearethª° [it], it¹ [is] follyª and shameª unto him." {Prv 18:13} + "And when Davidª was a littleª pastª° the topª¹ [of the hill], behold,¹ Zibaª the servantª of Mephiboshethª metª° him, with a coupleª of assesª saddled,ª° and upon¹ them two hundredª [loaves] of bread,ª and an hundredª bunches of raisins,ª and an hundredª of summer fruits,ª and a bottleª of wine.ª ... And the kingª said,ª° And where¹ [is] thy master'sª son?ª And Zibaª saidª° unto¹ the king,ª Behold,¹ he abidethª° at Jerusalem:ª for¹ he said,ª° To dayª shall the houseª of Israelª restoreª° me¹ the kingdomª of my father.ª" {2Sm 16:1-3} + "And Mephiboshethª the sonª of Saulª came downª° to meetª° the king,ª and had neitherª dressedª° his feet,ª nor¹ trimmedª° his beard,ª nor¹ washedª° his clothes,ª from¹ the dayª the kingª departed²°¹ until¹ the dayª he cameª° [again] in peace.ª ... And he hath slanderedª° thy servantª unto¹ my lordª the king;ª but my lordª the kingª [is] as an angelª of God:ª doª° therefore [what is] goodª in thine eyes.ª" {2Sm 19:24-27} + "Forª we have foundª° thisª manª [a] pestilentª [fellow], andª a moverª° of seditionª among allª the¹ Jewsª throughoutª the¹ world,ª andª a ringleaderª of the¹ sectª of the¹ Nazarenes:ª ... Whoª alsoª hath gone aboutª° to profaneª° the¹ temple:ª² whomª we took,ª° andª wouldª° have judgedª° accordingª to ourª law.ª" {Act 24:5-6} + "Andª they neitherª foundª° meª inª the¹ templeª disputingª° withª any man,ª neitherª raising upªª°° the people,ª² neitherª inª the¹ synagogues,ª norª inª the¹ city:ª ... Neitherª canª° they proveª°² the things² whereofª¹ they²° nowª accuseª° me.ª" {Act 24:12-13} |
