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2 Samuel 13:22

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And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
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  1. Genesis 31:24Rank 1 from verse 22
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    24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  2. Leviticus 19:17–18Rank 2 from verse 22
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    17¶ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

    18¶ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

  3. 1 John 2:11Rank 3 from verse 22
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    11But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

  4. 1 John 3:15Rank 4 from verse 22
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    15Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

  5. Genesis 24:50Rank 5 from verse 22
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    50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the Lord: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

  6. 1 John 2:9Rank 6 from verse 22
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    9He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:9Rank 7 from verse 22
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    9Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

  8. Ephesians 4:26Rank 8 from verse 22
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    26Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

  9. Ephesians 4:31Rank 9 from verse 22
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    31Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

  10. Genesis 31:29Rank 10 from verse 22
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    29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

  11. Matthew 18:15Rank 11 from verse 22
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    15¶ Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

  12. Proverbs 10:18Rank 12 from verse 22
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    18He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

  13. Proverbs 25:9Rank 13 from verse 22
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    9Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:

  14. Proverbs 26:24Rank 14 from verse 22
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    24He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;

  15. Proverbs 27:4–6Rank 15 from verse 22
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    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

    5Open rebuke is better than secret love.

    6Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

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2 Samuel 13:22

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spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

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brother

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Sense 1: A male sibling; a near kinsman. Sense 2: A fellow member of a people or faith.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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hated

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of hate, meaning to feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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forced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of force, meaning to compel, drive, constrain, press, or carry out by force.

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13:21¶ But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

13:22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.

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