2Sa 2:17, 26-27, Pro 10:23, 17:14, 20:18, 25:8, 26:18-19 | ESV | STEP | And the battle was very fierce that day . And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David .

2 Samuel 2:17

17 And the battle was very fierce that day. And Abner and the men of Israel were beaten before the servants of David.

2 Samuel 2:26-27

26 Then Abner called to Joab, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that the end will be bitter? How long will it be before you tell your people to turn from the pursuit of their brothers?” 27 And Joab said, “As God lives, if ^ayou had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning.”

Proverbs 10:23

23 Doing wrong is ^blike a joke to a fool,
but ^cwisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.

Proverbs 17:14

14 The beginning of strife is like letting out water,
so ^dquit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 20:18

18 ^ePlans are established by counsel;
by ^fwise guidance ^gwage war.

Proverbs 25:8

8 ^hdo not hastily bring into court,
for ^{▼▼Hebrew or else} what will you do in the end,
when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Proverbs 26:18-19

18 Like a madman who throws ^jfirebrands, arrows, and death
19 is the man who deceives his neighbor
and says, “I am only joking!”