He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
…a false witness who gives false testimony, and one who stirs up discord among brothers.
Now Israel loved Joseph more than his other sons, because Joseph had been born to him in his old age; so he made him a robe of many colors.
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
…but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
And Absalom never said a word to Amnon, either good or bad, because he hated Amnon for violating his sister Tamar.
Now Joseph’s brothers saw him in the distance, and before he arrived, they plotted to kill him.
Then King Solomon swore by the LORD: “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if Adonijah has not made this request at the expense of his life.
Now Absalom had ordered his young men, “Watch Amnon until his heart is merry with wine, and when I order you to strike Amnon down, you are to kill him. Do not be afraid. Have I not commanded you? Be courageous and valiant!”
When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you—he and four hundred men with him.”