Sarah Turns against Hagar

Now Sarah saw (A)the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, [a](B)mocking. 10 Therefore she said to Abraham, “(C)Drive out this maid and her son, for the son of this maid shall not be an heir with my son [b]Isaac.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:9 Or playing
  2. Genesis 21:10 Lit with Isaac

But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham(A) was mocking,(B) 10 and she said to Abraham, “Get rid of that slave woman(C) and her son, for that woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac.”(D)

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A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth calls for (A)blows.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with

The lips of fools bring them strife,
    and their mouths invite a beating.(A)

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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
And where there is no (A)whisperer, (B)contention quiets down.

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20 Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.(A)

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