Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

Bible References

Oh that i

Judges 9:1
Now Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother's relatives and said to them and to the whole clan of his mother's family,
Proverbs 25:6
Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great,
Luke 14:8
"When you are invited by someone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in a place of honor, lest someone more distinguished than you be invited by him,

I would do

Proverbs 27:2
Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.
2 Peter 2:19
They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

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