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Ecclesiastes 10:4
If the ruler’s temper rises against you, do not abandon your place, because composure puts great offenses to rest.
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1 Kings 1 50-1 Kings 1 52
Adonijah also was afraid of Solomon, and he got up, and went, and took hold of the horns of the altar.Now it was reported to Solomon, saying,“ Behold, Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon, for behold, he has taken hold of the horns of the altar, saying,‘ May King Solomon swear to me today that he will not put his servant to death with the sword.’ ”And Solomon said,“ If he is a worthy man, not one of his hairs will fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he will die.”
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Daniel 4:35
All the inhabitants of the earth are of no account, But He does according to His will among the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of earth; And no one can fend off His hand Or say to Him,‘ What have You done?’
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Isaiah 48:4
Because I know that you are obstinate, And your neck is an iron tendon And your forehead bronze,
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Proverbs 14:29
One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick tempered exalts foolishness.
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1 Kings 2 21-1 Kings 2 24
So she said,“ Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah your brother as a wife.”But King Solomon answered and said to his mother,“ And why are you requesting Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Request for him the kingdom as well— since he is my older brother— for him, for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah!”Then King Solomon swore by the Lord, saying,“ May God do so to me and more so, if Adonijah has not spoken this word against his own life!Now then, as the Lord lives, who has established me and set me on the throne of David my father, and has made me a house just as He promised, Adonijah certainly shall be put to death today!”
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Proverbs 30:31
The strutting rooster or the male goat, And a king when his army is with him.
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Acts 5:8-9
And Peter responded to her,“ Tell me whether you sold the land for this price?” And she said,“ Yes, for that price.”Then Peter said to her,“ Why is it that you have agreed together to put the Spirit of the Lord to the test? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out as well.”
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Jeremiah 44:16-17
“ As for the message that you have spoken to us in the name of the Lord, we are not going to listen to you!But we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.
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Proverbs 16:14-15
The fury of a king is like messengers of death; But a wise person will appease it.In the light of a king’s face is life, And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.
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Daniel 5:19
Now because of the greatness which He granted him, all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages trembled and feared in his presence; whomever he wished, he killed, and whomever he wished, he spared alive; and whomever he wished he elevated, and whomever he wished he humbled.