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Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place, for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
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1 Kings 1 50-1 Kings 1 52
Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to take hold of the horns of the altar.It was reported to Solomon:“ Look, Adonijah fears King Solomon, and he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘ Let King Solomon first swear to me that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’”Then Solomon said,“ If he is a man of character, not a single hair of his will fall to the ground, but if evil is found in him, he dies.”
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Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does what He wants with the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth. There is no one who can hold back His hand or say to Him,“ What have You done?”
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Isaiah 48:4
Because I know that you are stubborn, and your neck is iron and your forehead bronze,
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Proverbs 14:29
A patient person shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.
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1 Kings 2 21-1 Kings 2 24
So she said,“ Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as a wife.”King Solomon answered his mother,“ Why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my elder brother, you might as well ask the kingship for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab son of Zeruiah.”Then Solomon took an oath by the Lord:“ May God punish me and do so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his life.And now, as the Lord lives, the One who established me, seated me on the throne of my father David, and made me a dynasty as He promised— I swear Adonijah will be put to death today!”
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Proverbs 30:31
a strutting rooster, a goat, and a king at the head of his army.
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Acts 5:8-9
“ Tell me,” Peter asked her,“ did you sell the field for this price?”“ Yes,” she said,“ for that price.”Then Peter said to her,“ Why did you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out!”
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Jeremiah 44:16-17
“ As for the word you spoke to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!Instead, we will do everything we said we would: burn incense to the queen of heaven and offer drink offerings to her just as we, our fathers, our kings, and our officials did in Judah’s cities and in Jerusalem’s streets. Then we had enough food and good things and saw no disaster,
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Proverbs 16:14-15
A king’s fury is a messenger of death, but a wise man appeases it.When a king’s face lights up, there is life; his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
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Daniel 5:19
Because of the greatness He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages were terrified and fearful of him. He killed anyone he wanted and kept alive anyone he wanted; he exalted anyone he wanted and humbled anyone he wanted.