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Live by the sword, die by the sword

proverb found in Matthew 26:52
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Live by the sword, die by the sword

Summary

Live by the sword, die by the sword is a proverb[1]. It draws 294 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #13 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's part of is recorded as Matthew 26[4].
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027v4zn[5].
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'πάντες γὰρ οἱ λαβόντες μάχαιραν ἐν μαχαίρῃ ἀπολοῦνται'}[6].
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121zcqxf[7].
  • Live by the sword, die by the sword's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 칼로 흥한 자 칼로 망하리라[8].

Body

Geography

Live by the sword, die by the sword's part of is recorded as Matthew 26[4].

Designation and Status

Live by the sword, die by the sword's instance of is recorded as proverb[3].

Why It Matters

Live by the sword, die by the sword draws 294 Wikipedia views per month (proverb category, ranking #13 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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