1 Kings 12:14
and followed the advice of the younger ones. He said, "My father imposed heavy demands on you; I will make them even heavier. My father punished you with ordinary whips; I will punish you with whips that really sting your flesh."
Exodus 1:14
They made their lives bitter by hard service with mortar and bricks and by all kinds of service in the fields. Every kind of service the Israelites were required to give was rigorous.
Exodus 5:5-9
Pharaoh was thinking, "The people of the land are now many, and you are giving them rest from their labor."
Exodus 5:16-18
No straw is given to your servants, but we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are even being beaten, but the fault is with your people."
1 Kings 12:10-11
The young advisers with whom Rehoboam had grown up said to him, "Say this to these people who have said to you, 'Your father made us work hard, but now lighten our burden.' Say this to them: 'I am a lot harsher than my father!
2 Chronicles 22:4-5
He did evil in the sight of the Lord like Ahab's dynasty because, after his father's death, they gave him advice that led to his destruction.
Esther 1:16-21
Memucan then replied to the king and the officials, "The wrong of Queen Vashti is not against the king alone, but against all the officials and all the people who are throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.
Esther 2:2-4
The king's servants who attended him said, "Let a search be conducted in the king's behalf for attractive young women.
Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.
Proverbs 13:10
With pride comes only contention, but wisdom is with the well-advised.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 17:14
Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!
Ecclesiastes 7:8
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.
Isaiah 19:11-13
The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh's wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?"
Daniel 6:7
To all the supervisors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, counselors, and governors it seemed like a good idea for a royal edict to be issued and an interdict to be enforced. For the next thirty days anyone who prays to any god or human other than you, O king, should be thrown into a den of lions.
James 3:14-2
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.