Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Government » If rulers listen to lies
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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King » Rights and duties of
By justice the king establishes the land, but he who exacts gifts overthrows it.
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The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
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O house of David, thus says LORD: Execute justice in the morning, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor, lest my wrath go forth like fire, and burn so that none can quench it, because of the evil of your do
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If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
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Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
By long-suffering a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
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Kings » Specially warned against » Hearkening to lies
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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Lying » The evil of rulers hearkening to
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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Lying/lies » If rulers listen to lies
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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Servants » Whose servants are wicked
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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national Sins » Often caused and encouraged by rulers
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will return to the house of David. If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah. And they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah. Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. read more.
And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. And this thing became a sin, for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan. And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And he placed in B And he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the sons of Israel, and went up to the altar to
And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. And this thing became a sin, for the people went [to worship] before the one, even to Dan. And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people who were not of the sons of Levi. And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. So he did in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made. And he placed in B And he went up to the altar which he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart. And he ordained a feast for the sons of Israel, and went up to the altar to
If a ruler hearkens to falsehood, all his servants are wicked.
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And he will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he has sinned, and with which he has made Israel to sin.
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, and led Judah astray. And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says LORD, the God of David thy father, Because thou have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like the house of Ahab did, and also have slain thy brothers of thy father's house who were better than thy