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2 Samuel 20:18
Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?

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Deuteronomy 20:10
When you come to a town, before attacking it, make an offer of peace.

Deuteronomy 20:11
And if it gives you back an answer of peace, opening its doors to you, then all the people in it may be put to forced work as your servants.

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Ecclesiastes 9:13
This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

Ecclesiastes 9:14
There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

Ecclesiastes 9:16
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.

Proverbs 21:22
A wise man goes up into the town of the strong ones, and overcomes its strength in which they put their faith.

Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes a wise man stronger than ten rulers in a town.

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