Nehemiah 13:21
But I warned them, saying, “Why do you spend the night by the wall? If you do so again, I will
Ezra 7:26
Whoever does not observe and practice the law of your God and the law of the king, let judgment be executed upon him strictly and promptly, whether it be for death or banishment or confiscation of property or imprisonment.”
Nehemiah 13:15
In those days I saw some in Judah who were treading wine presses on the Sabbath, and bringing in sheaves or sacks of grain and loading them on donkeys, as well as wine, grapes, figs, and all kinds of loads, which they brought into Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. So I protested and warned them on the day they sold the produce.
Romans 13:3-4
For [civil] authorities are not a source of fear for [people of] good behavior, but for [those who do] evil. Do you want to be unafraid of authority? Do what is good and you will receive approval and commendation.
1 Peter 2:14
or to governors as sent by him to bring punishment to those who do wrong, and to praise and encourage those who do right.