Bible Cross References
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1 Kings 12:6-15
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King Rehoboam consulted the older men who had served as his father Solomon's advisers. "What answer do you advise me to give these people?" he asked.
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They replied, "If you want to serve this people well, give a favorable answer to their request, and they will always serve you loyally."
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But he ignored the advice of the older men and went instead to the young men who had grown up with him and who were now his advisers.
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"What do you advise me to do?" he asked. "What shall I say to the people who are asking me to make their burdens lighter?"
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They replied, "This is what you should tell them: 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist!'
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Tell them, 'My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!' "
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Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to King Rehoboam, as he had instructed them.
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The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
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as the younger men had advised. He said, "My father placed heavy burdens on you; I will make them even heavier. He beat you with whips; I'll flog you with bullwhips!"
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It was the will of the LORD to bring about what he had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh. This is why the king did not pay any attention to the people.
Job 12:12
Old people have wisdom, but God has wisdom and power. Old people have insight; God has insight and power to act.
Job 15:9
There is nothing you know that we don't know.
Job 15:10
We learned our wisdom from gray-haired people--- those born before your father.
Job 32:4
Because Elihu was the youngest one there, he had waited until everyone finished speaking.
Job 32:10
So now I want you to listen to me; let me tell you what I think.
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Psalm 111:10
The way to become wise is to honor the LORD; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.
Job 28:28
God said to us humans, "To be wise, you must have reverence for the Lord. To understand, you must turn from evil."
Jeremiah 8:8
How can you say that you are wise and that you know my laws? Look, the laws have been changed by dishonest scribes.
Jeremiah 8:9
Your wise men are put to shame; they are confused and trapped. They have rejected my words; what wisdom do they have now?
Matthew 7:24
"So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and obeys them is like a wise man who built his house on rock.
James 3:13
Are there any of you who are wise and understanding? You are to prove it by your good life, by your good deeds performed with humility and wisdom.