1 Kings 12:14

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Summary

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

The counsel

My father made

James 4:1

General references

Proverbs 26:4

Bible References

The counsel

Wherefore he did that displeased the LORD like to the house of Ahab, for they were his counselors after the death of his father, to his destruction.

Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, "The queen Vashti hath not only done evil against the king but also against all the princes and all the people in all the lands of king Ahasuerus:

Then said the king's servants, "Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king,

The thoughts of the righteous are right; but the imagination of the ungodly are deceitful.

But ye foolish princes of Zoan, ye wise counselors of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness: How say ye unto Pharaoh, "I am come of wise people;

All the great estates of the realm - as the princes, dukes, senators and judges - are determined to put out a commandment of the king, and to make a sure statute. Namely, that whoso desireth any petition, either of any god or man within this thirty days, except it be only of thee, O king: the same person may be cast into the lions' den.

My father made

And the young men that were brought up with him, answered him, saying, "This people that have said unto thee, 'Thy father made our yoke heavy, make thou it us lighter' - thus answer them: 'My little finger shall be weightier than my father's loins!

Among the proud there is ever strife; but among those that do all things with advisement, there is wisdom.

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

He that soweth discord and strife, is like one that diggeth up a water brook; but an open enemy is like the water that breaketh out and runneth abroad.

The end of a thing is better than the beginning. The patient of spirit is better than the high minded.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not: neither be liars against the truth.

From whence cometh war, and fighting among you? Come they not here hence, even of your voluptuousness that raineth in your members?

General references

Give not the fool an answer after his foolishness, lest thou become like unto him;