2 Chronicles 10:8

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, but went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him.

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  • 2 Sam 17:14 : 14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.
  • 2 Chr 25:15-16 : 15 And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands? 16 But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.
  • Prov 1:25 : 25 You were not controlled by my guiding, and would have nothing to do with my sharp words:
  • Prov 9:9 : 9 Give teaching to a wise man, and he will become wiser; give training to an upright man, and his learning will be increased.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
  • Prov 19:20 : 20 Let your ear be open to suggestion and take teaching, so that at the end you may be wise.
  • Prov 25:12 : 12 Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
  • Eccl 10:2-3 : 2 The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong. 3 And when the foolish man is walking in the way, he has no sense and lets everyone see that he is foolish.
  • Eccl 10:16 : 16 Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.
  • Isa 30:1 : 1 Ho! uncontrolled children, says the Lord, who give effect to a purpose which is not mine, and who make an agreement, but not by my spirit, increasing their sin:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Kgs 12:6-10
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    6 Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

    7 And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

    8 But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:

    9 And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

    10 And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

  • 2 Chr 10:9-10
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    9 And he said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

    10 And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us, but will you make it less; say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

  • 1 Kgs 12:13-14
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    13 And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

    14 But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

  • 2 Chr 10:13-15
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    78%

    13 And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,

    14 But gave them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

    15 So the king did not give ear to the people; for this came about by the purpose of God, so that the Lord might give effect to his word which he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

  • 2 Chr 10:6-7
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    6 Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

    7 And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

  • 1 Kgs 20:8
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    8 And all the responsible men and the people said to him, Do not give attention to him or do what he says.

  • 2 Chr 22:4
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    4 And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as the family of Ahab did; for after the death of his father they were his guides to his destruction.

  • Eccl 8:2
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    2 I say to you, Keep the king's law, from respect for the oath of God.

  • Job 29:8
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    8 The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;

  • Job 12:20
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    20 He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13 A young man who is poor and wise is better than a king who is old and foolish and will not be guided by the wisdom of others.

  • Josh 9:14
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    14 And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 8:5
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    5 And said to him, See now, you are old, and your sons do not go in your ways: give us a king now to be our judge, so that we may be like the other nations.

  • 1 Sam 8:11
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    11 And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

  • 2 Chr 13:7-8
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    7 And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

    8 And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods.

  • 2 Sam 16:20
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    20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

  • Exod 18:19
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    19 Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:

  • Isa 8:10-11
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    10 Let your designs be formed, and they will come to nothing; give your orders, and they will not be effected: for God is with us.

    11 For the Lord, controlling me with a strong hand, gave me orders not to go in the way of this people, saying,

  • Deut 1:13
    67%

    13 Take for yourselves men who are wise, far-seeing, and respected among you, from your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

  • Job 30:1
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    1 But now those who are younger than I make sport of me; those whose fathers I would not have put with the dogs of my flocks.

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
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    6 So be guided by your wisdom, and let not his white head go down to the underworld in peace.

  • 2 Kgs 21:22
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    22 Turning away from the Lord, the God of his fathers, and not walking in his ways.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
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    12 So David's young men, turning away, went back and gave him an account of everything he had said.

  • Eccl 11:9
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    9 Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

  • Prov 7:7
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    7 I saw among the young men one without sense,

  • 2 Chr 25:16
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    16 But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

  • Job 15:10
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    10 With us are men who are grey-haired and full of years, much older than your father.

  • 2 Kgs 10:3
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    3 Take the best and most upright of your master's sons, and make him king in his father's place, and put up a fight for your master's family.

  • Job 12:17
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    17 He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;

  • 2 Sam 17:14
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    14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

  • Deut 32:28
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    28 For they are a nation without wisdom; there is no sense in them.

  • Deut 28:50
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    50 A hard-faced nation, who will have no respect for the old or mercy for the young:

  • 2 Kgs 17:15
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    15 And they went against his rules, and the agreement which he made with their fathers, and his laws which he gave them; they gave themselves up to things without sense or value, and became foolish like the nations round them, of whom the Lord had said, Do not as they do.

  • Ps 81:12
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    12 So I gave them up to the desires of their hearts; that they might go after their evil purposes.

  • Job 32:9
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    9 It is not the old who are wise, and those who are full of years have not the knowledge of what is right.

  • 1 Sam 25:8
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    8 If your young men are questioned they will say the same thing. So now, let my young men have grace in your eyes, for we are come at a good time; please give anything you may have by you to your servants and to your son David.