Ecclesiastes 10:20
"Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter."
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- Acts 23:5
"Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people."
Read in chapter → - Luke 12:2
"For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known."
Read in chapter → - 2 Kings 6:12
"And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 7:21
"Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:"
Read in chapter → - Exodus 22:28
"Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 8:21
"And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward."
Read in chapter → - Luke 19:40
"And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out."
Read in chapter → - Luke 10:40
"But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me."
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