2 Chronicles 10:14

New International Reader's Version

Instead, he followed the advice of the young men. He said, “My father put a heavy load on your shoulders. But I’ll make it even heavier. My father beat you with whips. But I’ll beat you with bigger whips.”

Cross References

2 Chronicles 10:13

The king answered them in a mean way. He didn’t accept the advice of the elders.

2 Chronicles 10:15

So the king didn’t listen to the people. That’s because God had planned it that way. What the Lord had said through Ahijah came true. Ahijah had spoken the Lord’s message to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat. Ahijah was from Shiloh.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of godly people are right. But the advice of sinners will lead you the wrong way.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting to argue is like making a crack in a dam. So drop the matter before a fight breaks out.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

How terrible it is for a land whose king used to be a servant! How terrible if its princes get drunk in the morning!

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Either way, they’ll take over everything on earth I’ve worked so hard for. That doesn’t have any meaning either.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning. So it’s better to be patient than proud.

Daniel 6:7

All the royal leaders, high officials, royal rulers, advisers and governors want to make a suggestion. We’ve agreed that you should give an order. And you should make sure it’s obeyed. Your Majesty, here is the command you should make your people obey for the next 30 days. Don’t let any of your people pray to any god or human being except to you. If they do, throw them into the lions’ den.

James 3:14

But suppose your hearts are jealous and bitter. Suppose you are concerned only about getting ahead. Then don’t brag about it. And don’t say no to the truth.

Revelation 9:10

They had tails that could sting people like scorpions do. And in their tails they had power to hurt people over and over for five months.

Revelation 9:3

Out of the smoke came locusts. They came down on the earth. They were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.

Revelation 9:5

The locusts were not allowed to kill these people. But the locusts could hurt them over and over for five months. The pain the people suffered was like the sting of a scorpion when it strikes.