Genesis 34:13

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Cross-reference

Genesis 34:27 shows the sons' deceitful plan fulfilled — the other sons attack and plunder the city while the men are still recovering from circumcision.

Genesis 34:31 reveals the sons' justification — they retort that Shechem treated their sister like a prostitute, exposing the motive behind their deception.

In 2 Samuel 13:23-29, Absalom avenges Tamar's defilement by orchestrating the murder of Amnon — the clearest biblical echo of brothers avenging their sister's violation through deception.

Proverbs 24:29 warns against repaying harm in kind — yet Jacob's sons do exactly that, using deceit to retaliate against Shechem's violation.

Proverbs 26:24-26 warns that enemies disguise malice with charming speech — matching how Jacob's sons conceal murderous intent behind polite negotiation.

Romans 12:19 commands believers not to avenge themselves but leave it to God — the opposite of what Jacob's sons do here through deceptive retaliation.

1 Thessalonians 5:15 forbids repaying wrong for wrong — directly contrasting Jacob's sons, who repay Shechem's wrong with calculated deceit and violence.

Proverbs 24:28 warns against testifying falsely or deceiving with lips — the very tactic Jacob's sons employ here against Shechem.

Joshua 9:4 Parallel

In Joshua 9:4, the Gibeonites use the same strategy of deception — pretending to be something they're not to manipulate a deal with God's people.

Psalm 12:2 Parallel

Psalm 12:2 warns that everyone utters lies to their neighbor — the general principle illustrated here by Jacob's sons answering Shechem with deceitful speech.

Proverbs 12:18-19 contrasts reckless wounds of the tongue with the healing of the wise — Jacob's sons wound with deceitful words, not truthful counsel.

Isaiah 59:13 lists treachery and uttering conceived lies as sins — the same pattern of intentional deception used here by Jacob's sons.

Micah 7:2 Parallel

Micah 7:2 depicts everyone lying in wait to harm others — a picture that resonates with Jacob's sons concealing their true intentions against Shechem's clan.