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Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, Do not leave your post; For conciliation pacifies great offenses.
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1 Kings 1 50-1 Kings 1 52
Now Adonijah was afraid of Solomon; so he arose, and went and took hold of the horns of the altar.And it was told Solomon, saying,“ Indeed Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; for look, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘ Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’”Then Solomon said,“ If he proves himself a worthy man, not one hair of him shall fall to the earth; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
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Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him,“ What have You done?”
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Isaiah 48:4
Because I knew that you were obstinate, And your neck was an iron sinew, And your brow bronze,
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Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
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1 Kings 2 21-1 Kings 2 24
So she said,“ Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as wife.”And King Solomon answered and said to his mother,“ Now why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also— for he is my older brother— for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.”Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying,“ May God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life!Now therefore, as the Lord lives, who has confirmed me and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has established a house for me, as He promised, Adonijah shall be put to death today!”
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Proverbs 30:31
A greyhound, A male goat also, And a king whose troops are with him.
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Acts 5:8-9
And Peter answered her,“ Tell me whether you sold the land for so much?” She said,“ Yes, for so much.”Then Peter said to her,“ How is it that you have agreed together 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 that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we will not listen to you!But we will certainly do whatever has gone out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven and pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we and our fathers, our kings and our princes, in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. For then we had plenty of food, were well-off, and saw no trouble.
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Proverbs 16:14-15
As messengers of death is the king’s wrath, But a wise man will appease it.In the light of the king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud of the latter rain.
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Daniel 5:19
And because of the majesty that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. Whomever he wished, he executed; whomever he wished, he kept alive; whomever he wished, he set up; and whomever he wished, he put down.