2 Samuel 15:3
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3 Then Absalom would say, “You’ve really got a strong case here! It’s too bad the king doesn’t have anyone to hear it.
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2 Peter 2:10
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10 He is especially hard on those who follow their own twisted sexual desire, and who despise authority.
These people are proud and arrogant, daring even to scoff at supernatural beings[a] without so much as trembling.
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- 2:10 Greek at glorious ones, which are probably evil angels.
1 Peter 2:17
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17 Respect everyone, and love the family of believers.[a] Fear God, and respect the king.
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- 2:17 Greek love the brotherhood.
Acts 23:5
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5 “I’m sorry, brothers. I didn’t realize he was the high priest,” Paul replied, “for the Scriptures say, ‘You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’[a]”
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Matthew 15:4
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4 For instance, God says, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[a] and ‘Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.’[b]
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- 15:4a Exod 20:12; Deut 5:16.
- 15:4b Exod 21:17 (Greek version); Lev 20:9 (Greek version).
Daniel 11:21
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21 “The next to come to power will be a despicable man who is not in line for royal succession. He will slip in when least expected and take over the kingdom by flattery and intrigue.
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Ezekiel 22:7
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7 Fathers and mothers are treated with contempt. Foreigners are forced to pay for protection. Orphans and widows are wronged and oppressed among you.
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Proverbs 30:17
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17 The eye that mocks a father
and despises a mother’s instructions
will be plucked out by ravens of the valley
and eaten by vultures.
Proverbs 30:11
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11 Some people curse their father
and do not thank their mother.
Proverbs 12:2
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2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
Psalm 12:2
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2 Neighbors lie to each other,
speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
2 Samuel 8:15
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15 So David reigned over all Israel and did what was just and right for all his people.
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Numbers 16:13-14
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13 Isn’t it enough that you brought us out of Egypt, a land flowing with milk and honey, to kill us here in this wilderness, and that you now treat us like your subjects? 14 What’s more, you haven’t brought us into another land flowing with milk and honey. You haven’t given us a new homeland with fields and vineyards. Are you trying to fool these men?[a] We will not come.”
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- 16:14 Hebrew Are you trying to put out the eyes of these men?
Numbers 16:3
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3 They united against Moses and Aaron and said, “You have gone too far! The whole community of Israel has been set apart by the Lord, and he is with all of us. What right do you have to act as though you are greater than the rest of the Lord’s people?”
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Exodus 21:17
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17 “Anyone who dishonors[a] father or mother must be put to death.
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Exodus 20:12
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12 “Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you.
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