1 Kings 12:14

New International Version

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.”

Cross References

1 Kings 12:13

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

Exodus 1:13

and worked them ruthlessly.

Exodus 1:14

They made their lives bitter with harsh labor in brick and mortar and with all kinds of work in the fields; in all their harsh labor the Egyptians worked them ruthlessly.

Proverbs 12:5

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

Proverbs 13:10

Where there is strife, there is pride, but wisdom is found in those who take advice.

Proverbs 16:18

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.

Proverbs 5:13

I would not obey my teachers or turn my ear to my instructors.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

Daniel 6:7

The royal administrators, prefects, satraps, advisers and governors have all agreed that the king should issue an edict and enforce the decree that anyone who prays to any god or human being during the next thirty days, except to you, Your Majesty, shall be thrown into the lions’ den.

James 3:14

But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.