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Ecclesiastes 10:20
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Ecclesiastes 10:20
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20 (A)Do not curse the king, even in your thought;
Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom;
For a bird of the air may carry your voice,
And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
Ecclesiastes 10:20
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Ecclesiastes 10:20
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20 Do not revile the king(A) even in your thoughts,
or curse the rich in your bedroom,
because a bird in the sky may carry your words,
and a bird on the wing may report what you say.
Acts 23:5
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Acts 23:5
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5 Then Paul said, (A)“I did not know, brethren, that he was the high priest; for it is written, (B)‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people.’ ”
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Acts 23:5
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Acts 23:5
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5 Paul replied, “Brothers, I did not realize that he was the high priest; for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’[a]”(A)
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- Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28
Luke 12:2-3
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Luke 12:2-3
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2 (A)For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.
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Luke 12:2-3
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Luke 12:2-3
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2 There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.(A) 3 What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.
Exodus 22:28
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Exodus 22:28
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28 (A)“You shall not revile God, nor curse a (B)ruler of your people.
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Exodus 22:28
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Exodus 22:28
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- Exodus 22:28 Or Do not revile the judges
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Also do not take to heart everything people say,
Lest you hear your servant cursing you.
22 For many times, also, your own heart has known
That even you have cursed others.
Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(A) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
2 Kings 6:12
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2 Kings 6:12
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12 And one of his servants said, “None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
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2 Kings 6:12
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2 Kings 6:12
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12 “None of us, my lord the king(A),” said one of his officers, “but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
Luke 19:40
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Luke 19:40
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40 But He answered and said to them, “I tell you that if these should keep silent, (A)the stones would immediately cry out.”
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Luke 19:40
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Luke 19:40
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40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”(A)
Isaiah 8:21
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Isaiah 8:21
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21 They will pass through it hard-pressed and hungry; and it shall happen, when they are hungry, that they will be enraged and (A)curse [a]their king and their God, and look upward.
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- Isaiah 8:21 Or by their king and by their God
Isaiah 8:21
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Isaiah 8:21
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21 Distressed and hungry,(A) they will roam through the land;(B) when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse(C) their king and their God.
Luke 10:40
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Luke 10:40
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40 But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”
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Luke 10:40
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Luke 10:40
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40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care(A) that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”
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