Ecclesiastes 8:3
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3 do not be terrified; go from his presence; do not delay when the matter is unpleasant, for he does whatever he pleases.
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Ecclesiastes 10:4
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4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post,
for calmness will undo great offenses.(A)
Acts 5:8-9
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8 Peter said to her, “Tell me whether you and your husband sold the land for such and such a price.” And she said, “Yes, that was the price.” 9 Then Peter said to her, “How is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”(A)
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Daniel 5:19
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19 And because of the greatness that he gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed those he wanted to kill, kept alive those he wanted to keep alive, honored those he wanted to honor, and degraded those he wanted to degrade.(A)
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Daniel 4:35
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35 All the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing,
and he does what he wills with the host of heaven
and the inhabitants of the earth.
There is no one who can stay his hand
or say to him, “What have you done?”(A)
Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.(A)
Jeremiah 44:16-17
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16 “As for the word that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you.(A) 17 Instead, we will do everything that we have vowed, make offerings to the queen of heaven and pour out libations to her, just as we and our ancestors, our kings and our officials, used to do in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem. We used to have plenty of food and prospered and saw no misfortune.(B)
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Isaiah 48:4
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4 Because I know that you are obstinate,
and your neck is an iron sinew
and your forehead brass,(A)
Proverbs 30:31
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31 the strutting rooster,[a] the he-goat,
and a king against whom none can stand.
Footnotes
- 30.31 Gk Syr Tg Compare Vg: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 16:14-15
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14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,
and whoever is wise will appease it.(A)
15 In the light of a king’s face there is life,
and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.(B)
1 Kings 2:21-24
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21 She said, “Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to your brother Adonijah as his wife.”(A) 22 King Solomon answered his mother, “And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom as well! For he is my elder brother, and the priest Abiathar and Joab son of Zeruiah are on his side!”(B) 23 Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, “So may God do to me, and more also, for Adonijah has devised this scheme at the risk of his life!(C) 24 Now therefore as the Lord lives, who has established me and placed me on the throne of my father David and who has made me a house as he promised, today Adonijah shall be put to death.”(D)
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1 Kings 1:50-52
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50 Adonijah, fearing Solomon, got up and went to grasp the horns of the altar.(A) 51 Solomon was informed, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon; see, he has laid hold of the horns of the altar, saying, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me first that he will not kill his servant with the sword.’ ” 52 So Solomon responded, “If he proves to be a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the ground, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”(B)
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