1 Samuel 16:21
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21 So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.
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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see any truly competent workers?
They will serve kings
rather than working for ordinary people.
Genesis 41:46
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46 He was thirty years old when he began serving in the court of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt. And when Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence, he inspected the entire land of Egypt.
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Psalm 146:3
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3 Don’t put your confidence in powerful people;
there is no help for you there.
Psalm 118:9
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9 It is better to take refuge in the Lord
than to trust in princes.
Psalm 62:9
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9 Common people are as worthless as a puff of wind,
and the powerful are not what they appear to be.
If you weigh them on the scales,
together they are lighter than a breath of air.
1 Kings 10:8
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8 How happy your people[a] must be! What a privilege for your officials to stand here day after day, listening to your wisdom!
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- 10:8 Greek and Syriac versions and Latin Vulgate read your wives.
Deuteronomy 10:8
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8 At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant, and to stand before the Lord as his ministers, and to pronounce blessings in his name. These are their duties to this day.
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Deuteronomy 1:38
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38 Instead, your assistant, Joshua son of Nun, will lead the people into the land. Encourage him, for he will lead Israel as they take possession of it.
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