Ecclesiastes 10:20
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20 Do not curse the king, even in your thoughts,
or curse the rich, even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the air may carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.(A)
Acts 23:5
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5 And Paul said, “I did not realize, brothers, that he was high priest, for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a leader of your people.’ ”(A)
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Luke 12:2-3
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2 Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered and nothing secret that will not become known.(A) 3 Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
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Exodus 22:28
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28 “You shall not revile God or curse a leader of your people.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 7:21-22
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21 Do not give heed to everything that people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you; 22 your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.
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2 Kings 6:12
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12 Then one of his officers said, “No one, my lord king. It is Elisha, the prophet in Israel, who tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedchamber.”
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Luke 19:40
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40 He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.”(A)
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Isaiah 8:21
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21 They will pass through the land,[a] greatly distressed and hungry; when they are hungry, they will be enraged and will curse[b] their king and their gods. They will turn their faces upward,(A)
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Luke 10:40
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40 But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, so she came to him and asked, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her, then, to help me.”
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