1 Samuel 20:10

Then David said to Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”

Genesis 42:7

When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but [hiding his identity] he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. He said to them, “Where have you come from?” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food.”

Genesis 42:30

“The man who is the lord of the land spoke harshly to us, and took us for spies of the land.

1 Samuel 20:30-34

Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a wayward, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse [over me] to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?

1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.

1 Samuel 25:14

But one of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “Listen, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless (greet) our master, and he shouted at them [in contempt].

1 Samuel 25:17

Now then, know this and consider what you should do, for evil is [already] planned against our master and against all his household; but he is such a worthless and wicked man that one cannot speak [reasonably] to him.”

1 Kings 12:13

The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

Proverbs 18:23

The poor man pleads,
But the rich man answers roughly.

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Summary

1 Samuel 20:10

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or what if thy father answer thee roughly?

Answer thee

Proverbs 18:23

Bible References

Answer thee

But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.

The king answered the people harshly and ignored the advice which the elders had given him,

The poor man pleads,
But the rich man answers roughly.