1 Kings 12:13

New International Version

The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,

Cross References

Genesis 16:6

“Your slave is in your hands,” Abram said. “Do with her whatever you think best.” Then Sarai mistreated Hagar; so she fled from her.

Genesis 42:30

“The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us and treated us as though we were spying on the land.

Genesis 42:7

As soon as Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger and spoke harshly to them. “Where do you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied, “to buy food.”

2 Samuel 19:43

Then the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king; so we have a greater claim on David than you have. Why then do you treat us with contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah pressed their claims even more forcefully than the men of Israel.

1 Kings 12:12

Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.”

1 Kings 12:14

he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.”

Exodus 10:28

Pharaoh said to Moses, “Get out of my sight! Make sure you do not appear before me again! The day you see my face you will die.”

Exodus 5:2

Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor plead for mercy, but the rich answer harshly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

Ecclesiastes 2:19

And who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill under the sun. This too is meaningless.

James 3:17

But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

1 Samuel 20:10

David asked, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”