2Sa 19:43-20:1, Pro 10:12, 26:21, 28:25, 29:22, Jam 3:14-16 | ESV | STEP | And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah , We have ten shares in the king , and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king ? But the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel .

2 Samuel 19:43

43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ^aten shares in the king, and in David also we have more than you. Why then did you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of bringing back our king?” ^bBut the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

2 Samuel 20:1

The Rebellion of Sheba

1 Now there happened to be there ^ca worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,

^d“We have no portion in David,
and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;
^eevery man to his tents, O Israel!”

Proverbs 10:12

12 Hatred stirs up strife,
but ^flove covers all offenses.

Proverbs 26:21

21 As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is ^ga quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Proverbs 28:25

25 A greedy man ^hstirs up strife,
but the one who trusts in the Lord will ⁱbe enriched.

Proverbs 29:22

22 ^jA man of wrath stirs up strife,
and one given to anger causes much transgression.

James 3:14-16

14 But if you have bitter ^kjealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This is not ^lthe wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, ^mdemonic. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.