Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel s
And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to t
“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his offi
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
When they were few in number, few indeed, and strangers in the land,
And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzi
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isa
Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of s
So Achish trusted David, thinking, “Since he has made himself an utter stench to his people Israel, he will be my servan
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing bette
The LORD did not set His affection on you and choose you because you were more numerous than the other peoples, for you
Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
“I have not troubled Israel,” Elijah replied, “but you and your father’s house have, for you have forsaken the commandme
and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me but will let you live.
The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!” The LORD answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I
Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall
When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, they hired twenty thousand Aramean foot soldiers fro
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,
And with the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt were seventy
A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.