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Proverbs 19:10Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!Proverbs 19:12A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.Proverbs 20:2The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and gracious lips will have the king for a friend.Proverbs 23:1When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,Proverbs 23:2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.Proverbs 23:3Do not crave his delicacies, for that food is deceptive.Proverbs 24:21My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.Proverbs 25:6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;Proverbs 25:7for it is better to be told, “Come up here!” than to be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,Proverbs 25:15Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.Ecclesiastes 8:2Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.Ecclesiastes 8:3Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.Ecclesiastes 8:4For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”Ecclesiastes 10:4If the ruler’s temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.Ecclesiastes 10:20Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.Jeremiah 29:7Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper.”Jeremiah 40:14and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.Jeremiah 40:15Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”Jeremiah 40:16But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”Matthew 17:24After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”Matthew 17:25“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”Matthew 17:26“From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.Matthew 17:27“But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?Matthew 22:19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.Matthew 22:20“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”Matthew 22:21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”Mark 12:14“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”Mark 12:16So they brought it, and He asked them, “Whose image is this? And whose inscription?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.Mark 12:17Then Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.” And they marveled at Him.Mark 15:7And a man named Barabbas was imprisoned with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection.Luke 20:22Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”Luke 20:23But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,Luke 20:24“Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered.Luke 20:25So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”Acts 5:36Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.Acts 5:37After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.Acts 16:37But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!”Acts 19:35Finally the city clerk quieted the crowd and declared, “Men of Ephesus, doesn’t everyone know that the city of Ephesus is guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven?Acts 19:36Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.Acts 19:37For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.Acts 19:38So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.Acts 19:39But if you are seeking anything beyond this, it must be settled in a legal assembly.Acts 19:40For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”Acts 19:41After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.Acts 21:38“Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”Acts 22:25But as they stretched him out to strap him down, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it lawful for you to flog a Roman citizen without a trial?”Acts 22:26On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”Acts 22:27The commander went to Paul and asked, “Tell me, are you a Roman citizen?” “Yes,” he answered.Acts 22:28“I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.Acts 22:29At once those who were about to interrogate Paul stepped back, and the commander himself was alarmed when he realized that he had put a Roman citizen in chains.Acts 23:5“Brothers,” Paul replied, “I was not aware that he was the high priest, for it is written: ‘Do not speak evil about the ruler of your people.’”Acts 24:18At the time they found me in the temple, I was ceremonially clean and was not inciting a crowd or an uproar. But there are some Jews from the province of AsiaActs 24:19who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.Acts 25:5So if this man has done anything wrong, let some of your leaders come down with me and accuse him there.”Acts 25:10Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.Acts 25:16I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.