1 Kings 12:10

Good News Translation

They replied, “This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!’

Cross References

1 Kings 12:11

Tell them, ‘My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!’”

1 Kings 12:9

“What do you advise me to do?” he asked. “What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?”

Proverbs 10:14

The wise get all the knowledge they can, but when fools speak, trouble is not far off.

Proverbs 28:25

Selfishness only causes trouble. You are much better off to trust the Lord.

Proverbs 29:23

Arrogance will bring your downfall, but if you are humble, you will be respected.

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry with my people; I treated them as no longer mine: I put them in your power, and you showed them no mercy; even the aged you treated harshly.