Genesis 21:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,”
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“But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Abraham reasoned with Abimelech concerning the matter of a well of water which Abimelech's servants have taken violently away,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 21:25 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:7And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
- Genesis 26:15So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
- Genesis 26:20But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
- Genesis 26:21Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
- Genesis 29:8But they replied, “We cannot, until all the flocks have been gathered and the stone has been rolled away from the mouth of the well. Then we will water the sheep.”
- Exodus 2:15When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
- Judges 1:15“Give me a blessing,” she answered. “Since you have given me land in the Negev, give me springs of water as well.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs.
- Proverbs 17:10A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 25:9Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence,
- Proverbs 27:5Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed.
- Matthew 18:15If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
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