1 Kings 12:13

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

And Abram said, The woman is in your power; do with her whatever seems good to you. And Sarai was cruel to her, so that she went running away from her.

Genesis 42:30

The man who is the ruler of the country was rough with us and put us in prison, saying that we had come with a secret evil purpose.

Genesis 42:7

And when Joseph saw his brothers, it was clear to him who they were, but he made himself strange to them, and talking roughly to them, said, Where do you come from? And they said, From the land of Canaan, to get food.

2 Samuel 19:43

And in answer to the men of Judah, the men of Israel said, We have ten parts in the king, and we are the first in order of birth: why did you make nothing of us? and were we not the first to make suggestions for getting the king back? And the words of the men of Judah were more violent than the words of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:12

So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

1 Kings 12:14

But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

Exodus 10:28

And Pharaoh said to him, Go away from me, take care that you come not again before me; for the day when you see my face again will be your last.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.

Proverbs 13:20

Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.

Proverbs 15:1

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who is to say if that man will be wise or foolish? But he will have power over all my work which I have done and in which I have been wise under the sun. This again is to no purpose.

James 3:17

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

1 Samuel 20:10

Then David said to Jonathan, Who will give me word if your father gives you a rough answer?