Verse 3

And Absalom saith unto him, `See, thy matters `are' good and straightforward -- and there is none hearkening to thee from the king.'

Referenced Verses

• Exod 20:12 : 12 `Honour thy father and thy mother, so that thy days are prolonged on the ground which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.
• Exod 21:17 : 17 `And he who is reviling his father or his mother is certainly put to death.
• Num 16:3 : 3 and they are assembled against Moses and against Aaron, and say unto them, `Enough of you! for all the company -- all of them `are' holy, and in their midst `is' Jehovah; and wherefore do ye lift yourselves up above the assembly of Jehovah?'
• Num 16:13-14 : 13 is it little that thou hast brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to put us to death in a wilderness that thou also certainly makest thyself prince over us? 14 Yea, unto a land flowing with milk and honey thou hast not brought us in, nor dost thou give to us an inheritance of field and vineyard; the eyes of these men dost thou pick out? we do not come up.'
• 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigneth over all Israel, and David is doing judgment and righteousness to all his people,
• Ps 12:2 : 2 Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
• Prov 12:2 : 2 The good bringeth forth favour from Jehovah, And the man of wicked devices He condemneth.
• Prov 30:11 : 11 A generation `is', that lightly esteemeth their father, And their mother doth not bless.
• Prov 30:17 : 17 An eye that mocketh at a father, And despiseth to obey a mother, Dig it out do ravens of the valley, And eat it do young eagles.
• Ezek 22:7 : 7 Father and mother made light of in thee, To a sojourner they dealt oppressively in thy midst, Fatherless and widow they oppressed in thee.
• Dan 11:21 : 21 `And stood up on his station hath a despicable one, and they have not given unto him the honour of the kingdom, and he hath come in quietly, and hath strengthened the kingdom by flatteries.
• Matt 15:4 : 4 for God did command, saying, Honour thy father and mother; and, He who is speaking evil of father or mother -- let him die the death;
• Acts 23:5 : 5 and Paul said, `I did not know, brethren, that he is chief priest: for it hath been written, Of the ruler of thy people thou shalt not speak evil;'
• 1 Pet 2:17 : 17 to all give ye honour; the brotherhood love ye; God fear ye; the king honour ye.
• 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,