2 Samuel 2:14

2:14 Abner said to Joab, “Let the soldiers get up and fight before us.” Joab said, “So be it!”

Proverbs 15:1

15:1 A gentle response turns away anger,

but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

Proverbs 17:14

17:14 Starting a quarrel is like letting out water;

stop it before strife breaks out!

Proverbs 20:18

20:18 Plans are established by counsel,

so make war with guidance.

Proverbs 25:8

25:8 Do not go out hastily to litigation,

or what will you do afterward

when your neighbor puts you to shame?

Isaiah 47:7

47:7 You said,

‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’

You did not think about these things;

you did not consider how it would turn out.

Luke 14:31-32

14:31 Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 14:32 If he cannot succeed, he will send a representative while the other is still a long way off and ask for terms of peace.