Ecclesiastes 8:2

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I advise you to obey the king's command and stay true to your oath made before God.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:43 : 43 Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?'
  • 1 Chr 29:24 : 24 All the officials, the mighty men, and all of King David’s sons pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
  • Prov 24:21 : 21 Fear the LORD, my son, as well as the king, and do not associate with rebels.
  • Ezek 17:13-20 : 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land. 14 This kingdom was made humble so that it would not exalt itself, and so that by keeping its covenant, it might stand firm. 15 But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses and a great army. Will he prosper? Will he escape if he does such things? Can a person break a covenant and still escape? 16 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die. 17 Pharaoh and his mighty army and great company will not help him in battle, when mounds are heaped up and siege walls are built to destroy many people. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head. 20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me.
  • Rom 13:1-5 : 1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God. 2 Therefore, whoever resists authority is resisting what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will receive its approval. 4 For the ruler is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God's servant, an avenger who carries out wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to be subject, not only because of wrath but also because of conscience.
  • Titus 3:1 : 1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, and to be ready for every good work.
  • 1 Pet 2:13-17 : 13 Submit yourselves to every human authority for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as the one in authority, 14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God. 17 Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
  • Exod 22:11 : 11 But if the animal was stolen from the neighbor, restitution must be made to the owner.
  • 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

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    3Do not be quick to leave the king’s presence, and do not insist on an evil matter, for the king will do whatever he pleases.

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    5Whoever obeys a command will avoid harm, and the heart of the wise person knows the right time and the right way.

  • 1 Kgs 2:42-43
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    42the king summoned Shimei and said to him, 'Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, “On the day you leave and go anywhere, you can be certain you will die”? And you said to me, “What you say is good; I will obey.”

    43Why then did you not keep your oath to the LORD and obey the command I gave you?'

  • Eccl 8:1
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    1Who is like the wise person, and who knows the meaning of things? The wisdom of a person brightens their face, and the hardness of their face is softened.

  • Prov 24:21
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  • Deut 8:11
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    11Be careful not to forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, judgments, and statutes that I am commanding you today.

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    10Now therefore, O kings, be wise; be warned, O rulers of the earth.

  • Prov 25:6-7
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great.

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  • 1 Kgs 2:3
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    3Obey the charge of the LORD your God by walking in His ways, keeping His statutes, commandments, judgments, and testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses. In this way, you will prosper in all you do and wherever you turn.

  • Eccl 5:1-2
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    1Do not be hasty with your mouth, and do not let your heart rush to speak anything before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore, let your words be few.

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  • Exod 18:19
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    19Now listen to me; I will give you advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to Him.

  • Deut 7:11
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    11Therefore, you shall keep the commandment, the statutes, and the ordinances that I am giving you today to follow.

  • Exod 22:28
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    28Do not hold back offerings from your harvest or your wine presses. You must give me the firstborn of your sons.

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    21Do not pay attention to every word people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

  • Dan 4:27
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    27the king said, "Is not this the great Babylon which I have built as a royal residence by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?"

  • 1 Pet 2:17
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    17Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.

  • Ezra 7:23
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    23Whatever is commanded by the God of heaven must be carried out diligently for the house of the God of heaven, so that there may not be wrath against the kingdom of the king and his sons.

  • Deut 8:6
    70%

    6Therefore, you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to revere Him.

  • Prov 7:1
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    1My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments with you.

  • Eccl 5:4
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    4It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.

  • Prov 3:1
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    1My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments.

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    8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do what I command you.

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    1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, carefully consider what is before you.

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    1God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son.

  • 1 Kgs 2:6
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    6Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.

  • Prov 22:20
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    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

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    9All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—your leaders, your tribes, your elders, your officers, every man of Israel.

  • Ps 119:4
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    4You have commanded Your precepts to be kept diligently.

  • Ezra 4:22
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    22Be diligent in carrying out this command, so that no damage may increase and harm the interests of the kings.

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    70%

    31If someone sins against a neighbor and is asked to swear an oath, and they come and take the oath before Your altar in this house,

  • Num 30:2
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    2Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Prov 2:11
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    11Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you,

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  • 2 Chr 18:15
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    14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

  • 1 Kgs 1:12
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    12"Now go, please, let me advise you so that you may save your own life and the life of your son Solomon.

  • Dan 6:8
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    8All the governors of the kingdom, the prefects, satraps, advisors, and officials have agreed to establish a royal decree and enforce an edict: Anyone who petitions any god or human besides you, O king, for thirty days shall be thrown into the lions' den.

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    8Listen, my son, to your father's instruction, and do not forsake your mother's teaching,

  • Prov 6:20
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    20My son, keep your father’s command and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.

  • 1 Kgs 8:61
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    61May your hearts be fully devoted to the LORD our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as it is today.

  • Prov 5:2
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    2So you may preserve discretion, and your lips may guard knowledge.

  • Job 36:18
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    18Beware that wrath does not entice you to scoffing, and let a great ransom not turn you aside.