1 Kings 12:13

New Century Version

King Rehoboam spoke cruel words to them, because he had rejected the advice the elders had given him.

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

But Abram said to Sarai, “You are Hagar’s mistress. Do anything you want to her.” Then Sarai was hard on Hagar, and Hagar ran away.

Genesis 42:30

They said, “The master of that land spoke unkindly to us. He accused us of spying on his country,

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers, he knew who they were, but he acted as if he didn’t know them. He asked unkindly, “Where do you come from?” They answered, “We have come from the land of Canaan to buy food.”

2 Samuel 19:43

The Israelites answered the people of Judah, “We have ten tribes in the kingdom, so we have more right to David than you do! But you ignored us! We were the first ones to talk about bringing our king back!” But the people of Judah spoke even more unkindly than the people of Israel.

1 Kings 12:12

Rehoboam had told the people, “Come back to me in three days.” So after three days Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam.

1 Kings 12:14

He followed the advice of the young men and said to the people, “My father forced you to work hard, but I will make you work even harder. My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have sharp points.”

Exodus 10:28

Then he told Moses, “Get out of here, and don’t come again! The next time you see me, you will die.”

Exodus 5:2

But the king of Egypt said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 10:11

The words of a good person give life, like a fountain of water, but the words of the wicked contain nothing but violence.

Proverbs 10:32

Good people know the right thing to say, but evil people only tell lies.

Proverbs 13:20

Spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer will calm a person’s anger, but an unkind answer will cause more anger.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor beg for mercy, but the rich give rude answers.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of the wise bring them praise, but the words of a fool will destroy them.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

Someone else will control everything for which I worked so hard here on earth, and I don’t know if he will be wise or foolish. This is also useless.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from God is first of all pure, then peaceful, gentle, and easy to please. This wisdom is always ready to help those who are troubled and to do good for others. It is always fair and honest.

1 Samuel 20:10

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