Verse 20

Wishe the king no euil in thy thought, and speake no hurt of the riche in thy priuie chaumber: for a byrde of the ayre shall betray thy voyce, and with her fethers shall she bewray thy wordes.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 22:28 : 28 Thou shalt not rayle vpon ye gods, neither blaspheme ye ruler of the people.
• Acts 23:5 : 5 Then sayde Paul: I wyst not brethren, that he was the hye priest. For it is written: Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people.
• 2 Kgs 6:12 : 12 And one of his seruauntes sayde, None my lorde O king: But Elisa the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, yea euen the wordes that thou speakest in thy priuie chamber.
• Eccl 7:21-22 : 21 Take no heede vnto euery word that is spoken, lest thou heare thy seruaunt curse thee: 22 for thyne owne heart knoweth that thou thy self also hast ofttimes spoken euyll by other men.
• Isa 8:21 : 21 And they shall wander thorowe this lande hardly besteade and hungry, and when they suffer hunger, they wyll be out of pacience, and curse their king and their God, and shall loke vpwarde and downewarde to the earth,
• Luke 10:40 : 40 But Martha was cumbred about much seruing, and came to hym, & saide: Lorde, doest thou not care that my sister hath lefte me to serue alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me.
• Luke 12:2-3 : 2 For there is nothyng couered, that shall not be vncouered, neither hyd, that shall not be knowen. 3 Therfore, whatsoeuer you haue spoken in darkenesse, shalbe hearde in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, euen in secrete places, shalbe preached on the toppe of the houses.
• Luke 19:40 : 40 He saide vnto them: I tell you, that if these holde their peace, then shall the stones crye.