King James Version
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.(2 Samuel 16:1)
And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.(2 Samuel 16:2)
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.(2 Samuel 16:3)
Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.(2 Samuel 16:5)
And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left.(2 Samuel 16:6)
And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:(2 Samuel 16:7)

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2 Samuel 16:4 - Cross Reference

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. (Proverbs 18:13)
And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king. (2 Samuel 14:4)
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Exodus 23:8)
And the king said, Whoever saith ought unto thee, bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more. (2 Samuel 14:10)
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant. (2 Samuel 14:22)
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. (Proverbs 19:2)
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. (Deuteronomy 19:15)
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him. (Proverbs 18:17)