1 Kings 12:14

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: "My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions."

Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

Exodus 1:13

And the Egyptians hated the sons of Israel, and they afflicted them and mocked them.

Exodus 1:14

And they led their life directly into bitterness, with hard work in clay and brick, and with all kinds of servitude, so that they were being overwhelmed with the works of the land.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the just are judgments. And the counsels of the impious are dishonest.

Proverbs 13:10

Among the arrogant, there are always conflicts. But those who do everything with counsel are ruled by wisdom.

Proverbs 16:18

Arrogance precedes destruction. And the spirit is exalted before a fall.

Proverbs 17:14

Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.

Proverbs 29:12

A leader who freely listens to lying words has only impious servants.

Proverbs 5:13

And why have I not listened to the voice of those who guided me? And why has my ear not inclined to my teachers?

Ecclesiastes 7:8

A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.

Daniel 6:7

All the leaders of your kingdom, the magistrates and governors, the senators and judges, have taken counsel that an imperial decree and edict should be published, so that all who ask any petition of any god or man for thirty days, except of you, O king, will be cast into the den of lions.

James 3:14

But if you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth.