Judges 12:6
Judges · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.”Judges 12:6
What Does Judges 12:6 Mean?
Judges 12:6 is found in the book of Judges, chapter 12, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Judges 12:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 26:73“And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.”Ecclesiastes 10:12“The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”Matthew 12:25“And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:”Judges 18:3“When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou in this place? and what hast thou here?”Psalms 69:2“I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.”Psalms 69:15“Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.”Proverbs 17:14“The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.”Proverbs 18:19“A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city: and their contentions are like the bars of a castle.”Isaiah 27:12“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel.”Isaiah 29:21“That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.”Mark 14:70“And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.”Galatians 5:15“But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.”
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