1 Kings 12:13

Good News Translation

The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

Abram answered, “Very well, she is your slave and under your control; do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so cruelly that she ran away.

Genesis 42:30

“The governor of Egypt spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying against his country.

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he acted as if he did not know them. He asked them harshly, “Where do you come from?” “We have come from Canaan to buy food,” they answered.

2 Samuel 19:43

The Israelites replied, “We have ten times as many claims on King David as you have, even if he is one of you. Why do you look down on us? Don't forget that we were the first to talk about bringing the king back!” But the men of Judah were more violent in making their claims than the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:12

Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to King Rehoboam, as he had instructed them.

1 Kings 12:14

as the younger men had advised. He said, “My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!”

Exodus 10:28

He said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Don't let me ever see you again! On the day I do, you will die!”

Exodus 5:2

“Who is the Lord?” the king demanded. “Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord; and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 10:11

A good person's words are a fountain of life, but a wicked person's words hide a violent nature.

Proverbs 10:32

Righteous people know the kind thing to say, but the wicked are always saying things that hurt.

Proverbs 13:20

Keep company with the wise and you will become wise. If you make friends with stupid people, you will be ruined.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer quiets anger, but a harsh one stirs it up.

Proverbs 18:23

When the poor speak, they have to be polite, but when the rich answer, they are rude.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

and he might be wise, or he might be foolish—who knows? Yet he will own everything I have worked for, everything my wisdom has earned for me in this world. It is all useless.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy.

1 Samuel 20:10

David then asked, “Who will let me know if your father answers you angrily?”