2 Chronicles 10:10

Bible in Basic English 1965

And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us, but will you make it less; say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

Cross References

1 Kings 12:1

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,

2 Chronicles 10:11

If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.

2 Chronicles 10:9

And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

Proverbs 10:14

Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

Proverbs 13:16

A sharp man does everything with knowledge, but a foolish man makes clear his foolish thoughts.

Proverbs 14:16

The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.

Proverbs 19:27

A son who no longer gives attention to teaching is turned away from the words of knowledge.

Proverbs 21:30

Wisdom and knowledge and wise suggestions are of no use against the Lord.

Proverbs 28:25

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride will be the cause of his fall, but he who has a gentle spirit will get honour.