Judg 8:1, 9:23, 12:1-6, Pro 15:1, 17:14, 18:19, Rom 12:21, Gal 5:15, 20 | ESV | STEP | Then the men of Ephraim said to him, What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian ? And they accused him fiercely .

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Judges 8:1

Gideon Defeats Zebah and Zalmunna

1 ^aThen the men of Ephraim said to him, “What is this that you have done to us, not to call us when you went to fight against Midian?” And they accused him fiercely.

Judges 9:23

23 ^bAnd God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem ^cdealt treacherously with Abimelech,

Judges 12:1-6

Jephthah’s Conflict with Ephraim

1 ^dThe men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight against the Ammonites and did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.” 2 And Jephthah said to them, “I and my people had a great dispute with the Ammonites, and when I called you, you did not save me from their hand. 3 And when I saw that you would not save me, ^eI took my life in my hand and crossed over against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why then have you come up to me this day to fight against me?” 4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim, because they said, ^f“You are fugitives of Ephraim, you Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim and Manasseh.” 5 And the Gileadites captured ^gthe fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. And when any of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead said to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No,” 6 they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth,” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at ^hthe fords of the Jordan. At that time 42,000 of the Ephraimites fell.

Proverbs 15:1

1 ⁱA soft answer turns away wrath,
but ^ja harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 17:14

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

Proverbs 18:19

19 A brother offended is more unyielding than a strong city,
and quarreling is like the bars of a castle.

Romans 12:21

21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Galatians 5:15

15 But if you ^lbite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Galatians 5:20

20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, ^mdivisions,