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- "The beginningª of strifeª [is as] when one letteth outª° water:ª therefore leave offª° contention,ª beforeª it be meddled²° with.¹" {Prv 17:14} + "A fool'sª lipsª enterª° into contention,ª and his mouthª callethª° for strokes.ª" {Prv 18:6} + "Surely¹ the churningª of milkª bringeth forthª° butter,ª and the wringingª of the noseª bringeth forthª° blood:ª so the forcingª of wrathª bringeth forthª° strife.ª" {Prv 30:33} + "And Abnerª saidª° to¹ Joab,ª Let the young menª now¹ arise,ª° and playª° beforeª us. And Joabª said,ª° Let them arise.ª° ... And they caughtª° every oneª his fellowª by the head,ª and [thrust] his swordª in his fellow'sª side;ª so they fell downª° together:ª wherefore that¹ placeª was calledª° Helkathhazzurim,ª which¹ [is] in Gibeon.ª" {2Sm 2:14-16} + "Then Abnerª calledª° to¹ Joab,ª and said,ª° Shall the swordª devourª° for ever?ª knowestª° thou not¹ that¹ it will be¹ bitternessª in the latter end?ª how long¹ shall it be then, ere¹ thou bidª° the peopleª returnª° from followingª¹ their brethren?ª" {2Sm 2:26} + "Then¹ Amaziahª sentª° messengersª to¹ Jehoash,ª the sonª of Jehoahazª sonª of Jehu,ª kingª of Israel,ª saying,ª° Come,²°¹ let us look²° one another¹ in the face.ª ... And Judahª was put to the worseª° beforeª Israel;ª and they fledª° every manª to their tents.ª" {2Kg 14:8-12} + "Orª whatª king,ª goingª° to make²° warª¹¹ against² anotherª king,ª sitteth²° not² downª°¹ first,ª and¹ consultethª° whetherª he beª° ableª withª tenª thousandª to meetª° him that comethª° againstª himª withª twentyª thousand?ª ... Or else,ª while the otherª isª° yetª a great way off,ª he sendethª° an ambassage,ª and desirethª° conditions²¹ of¹ peace.ª" {Lke 14:31-32}
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