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1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders

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ASV

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

KJV

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030 →
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
קָשָׁ֑הka.ShahhardH7186 →
וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvai.ya.'a.Zoand he forsookH5800 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲצַ֥ת'a.Tzat[the] counsel ofH6098 →
הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםha.ze.ke.Nimthe eldersH2205 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
יְעָצֻֽהוּ׃ye.'a.Tzu.huthey had counseled himH3289 →

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Ecclesiastes 10:12The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.James 3:17But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.Proverbs 10:32The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.1 Samuel 20:30–31Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak of restoring our king?” But the men of Judah pressed even harder than the men of Israel.Judges 12:1–6Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”Genesis 42:7And when Joseph saw his brothers, he recognized them, but he treated them as strangers and spoke harshly to them. “Where have you come from?” he asked. “From the land of Canaan,” they replied. “We are here to buy food.”1 Samuel 25:10–11But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.Exodus 10:28“Depart from me!” Pharaoh said to Moses. “Make sure you never see my face again, for on the day you see my face, you will die.”Genesis 16:6“Here,” said Abram, “your servant is in your hands. Do whatever you want with her.” Then Sarai treated Hagar so harshly that she fled from her.1 Kings 20:6–11But about this time tomorrow I will send my servants to search your palace and the houses of your servants. They will seize and carry away all that is precious to you.’”Genesis 42:30“The man who is lord of the land spoke harshly to us and accused us of spying on the country.1 Samuel 20:10Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”1 Kings 12:7They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”

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