1 Kings 12:13

Rehoboam Responds Unwisely With Disastrous Results

¹² Jeroboam and all of the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had spoken: "Return to me on the third day." ¹³ Then the king answered all the people harshly, [as] he had rejected the advice of the old men that they had offered. ¹⁴ He spoke to them according to the advice of the youngsters, saying, "My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add onto your yoke; my father disciplined you with whips, but I will discipline you with scorpions."

Counsel of the Elders

No

Genesis 16:6

And Abram said to Sarai, "Look, your servant [is] {under your authority}. Do to her that which [is] good in your eyes." And Sarai mistreated her, and she fled from her presence.

Genesis 42:7

And Joseph saw his brothers and recognized them, but he pretended to be a stranger to them. And he spoke with them harshly and said to them, "From where have you come?" And they said, "From the land of Canaan to buy food."

Genesis 42:30

"The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly to us and treated us as [if we were] spying out the land.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, "Who is Yahweh that I should listen to his voice to release Israel? I do not know Yahweh, and also I will not release Israel."

Exodus 10:28

And Pharaoh said to him, "Go from me. {Be careful} not to see my face again, because on the day of your seeing my face you will die."

Judges 12:1-6

The men of Ephraim were called to arms, and they crossed [over] to Zaphon and said to Jephthah, "Why did you cross [over] and make war against the {Ammonites}, and why did you not call us to go with you? We will burn down your house over you with fire."

1 Samuel 20:10

Then David said to Jonathan, "Who will tell me if what your father answers you [is] harsh?"

1 Samuel 20:30-31

Then {Saul became angry} at Jonathan and said to him, "[You] son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?

1 Samuel 25:10-11

But Nabal answered David's servants and said, "Who [is] David? And who [is] the son of Jesse? Today, [there] are many servants breaking away from the presence of their masters.

2 Samuel 19:43

Then the people of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "I have {ten times as much} in the king, moreover in David I have more than you. Why did you treat me with contempt {by not giving me first chance} to bring back my king?" But the words of the men of Judah [were] fiercer than the word of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 20:6-11

So [at this] time tomorrow, I will send my servants to you that they might search your house and the houses of your servants. All the desire of your eyes {they will lay hands on} and take it away.'"

Proverbs 10:11

A fountain of life [is] a mouth of righteousness, and a mouth of wickedness conceals violence.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know [the] acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, the perverse.

Proverbs 13:20

Walk with the wise and be wise, but as for the companion of fools, he will suffer harm.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer will turn away wrath, but a word of trouble will stir {anger}.

Proverbs 18:23

The poor may speak entreaties, but the rich will answer roughly.

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The wise man [wins] favor by the words of his mouth, but the fool is devoured by his own lips.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, obedient, full of mercy and good fruits, nonjudgmental, without hypocrisy,