Proverbs 24:21 Cross References - MSTC

²¹ My son, fear thou the LORD and the king, and keep no company with them that slide back from his fear:

³¹ And when Israel saw that mighty hand which the LORD had showed upon the Egyptians, they feared the LORD: and believed both the LORD and also his servant Moses.

¹ And Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi; and Dathan and Abiram, the son of Eliab; and On the son of Peleth, the sons of Reuben, ² stood up before Moses, with other of the children of Israel: two hundred and fifty, heads of the congregation, and councilors, and men of fame. ³ And they gathered themselves together against Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, "Ye have done enough. For all the multitude are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why therefore heave ye yourselves up above the congregation of the LORD?"

⁵ and said unto him, "Behold, thou art old and thy sons follow not thy ways. Now, therefore, make us a king to judge us, as all other nations have." ⁶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, "Give us a king to judge us." And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. ⁷ And the LORD said unto Samuel, "Hear the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee. For they have not cast thee away, but me: that I should not reign over them.

¹² And for all that, when you saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, 'Not so, a king shall reign over us' — when yet the LORD your God was your king. ¹³ Now therefore behold the king, whom ye have chosen and whom ye have desired. See, the LORD hath given you a king! ¹⁴ Oh that ye would fear the LORD and serve him and hear his voice and not disobey the mouth of the LORD: and that both ye and the king that reigneth over you would follow the LORD your God. ¹⁵ For if ye shall not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but shall disobey the LORD's mouth: then shall the hand of the LORD be upon you and on your fathers. ¹⁶ Now also stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes: ¹⁷ Is it not now wheat harvest? And yet for all that, I will call unto the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain. Wherefore, perceive and understand how that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of the LORD in asking you a king." ¹⁸ And when Samuel called unto the LORD, the LORD sent thunder and rain the same day. And all the people feared the LORD and Samuel exceedingly. ¹⁹ Then said all the people unto Samuel, "Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have sinned in asking us a king, beside all the sins that ever we did."

⁶ And he said unto his men, "The LORD keep me from doing that thing unto my master that is the LORD's anointed, to lay mine hand upon him: seeing he is the LORD's anointed."

¹³ And there came a messenger to David and said, "The hearts of the men of Israel are to follow Absalom." ¹⁴ Then said David unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, "Up, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom. Make speed to depart; lest he come suddenly and catch us and bring some mischief upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword." ¹⁵ And the king's servants said to him, "Behold, thy servants are ready to whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint." ¹⁶ And the king and all his household departed afoot. And he left behind him ten wives that were his concubines, to keep the house. ¹⁷ And so the king and all the people went out afoot and tarried far from the house. ¹⁸ And all his servants went by his side. And all the Cherethites and all the Pelethites, and all the Hittites, even six hundred men which were come afoot from Gath, went before the king. ¹⁹ Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, "Wherefore shouldest thou go with us also? Return and abide with the king, for thou art a stranger and art removed from thine own place. ²⁰ Thou camest but yesterday, and should I unquiet thee today to go with us? I will go whither I go. But return thou and carry again thy brethren. Mercy and truth be with thee." ²¹ And Ittai answered the king and said, "As surely as the LORD liveth, and as surely as my lord the king liveth: in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there will thy servant be." ²² Then said the king to Ittai, "Come and go forward." And Ittai the Gittite went forth — and all his men, and all the children that were with him. ²³ And all the country wept with a loud voice. And all the people went forward the straight way to the wilderness. ²⁴ And behold, Zadok and all the Levites were with him and bare the ark of the covenant of God. And when they had fetched down the Ark of God, Abiathar came up, until the people were all come over, out of the city. ²⁵ Then said the king unto Zadok, "Carry the Ark of God again into the city. If I shall find favour in the eyes of the LORD, he will bring me again, and show me both it and the tabernacle thereof also. ²⁶ But and if the Lord thus say — 'I have no pleasure in thee' — behold, here am I, let him do with me what seemeth best in his eyes." ²⁷ The king said also unto Zadok the priest, "Thou art a seer; return therefore into the city in peace. And take your two sons with you: Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. ²⁸ And see, I will tarry in the fields of the wilderness until there come some word from you to be told me." ²⁹ And so Zadok and Abiathar carried the Ark of God again to Jerusalem, and they tarried there. ³⁰ And David went up on Mount Olivet and wept as he went, and had his head covered and went thereto barefoot. And all the people that was with him, had every man his head covered, and as they went, wept also. ³¹ And one told David, saying, "Ahithophel is one of them that have conspired with Absalom." Then said David, "O LORD, turn the counsel of Ahithophel unto foolishness." ³² When David was come to the top of the mount and had bowed himself unto God: behold, Hushai the Archite came against him with his coat torn and earth upon his head. ³³ Unto whom David said, "If thou go with me thou shalt be a burden unto me. ³⁴ And if thou return to the city: then shalt thou say unto Absalom, 'I will be thy servant O king: thus long have I been thy father's servant, and now I am thine,' and destroy me the counsel of Ahithophel. ³⁵ And thou hast there with thee, Zadok and Abiathar the priests, unto which thou shalt show all that thou canst hear out of the king's house. ³⁶ And behold, ye have there with you their two sons: Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son, by which ye shall send me all that ye can hear." ³⁷ And so Hushai, David's friend, gat him to the city. And Absalom also entered into Jerusalem.

¹⁶ And when all Israel saw that the king regarded them not, the people answered the king again saying, "We have no part in David, nor inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents therefore Israel, and now see to thine own house David." And so Israel departed unto their tents.

² Keep the king's commandment, I warn thee, and the oath that thou hast made unto God. ³ Be not hasty to go out of his sight, and see thou continue in no evil thing: for whatsoever it pleaseth him, that doeth he. ⁴ Like as when a king giveth a charge, his commandment is mighty: Even so whom may say unto him, "What doest thou?" ⁵ Whoso keepeth the commandment, shall feel no harm: but a wise man's heart discerneth time and manner.

²¹ They said unto him, "Caesar's." Then said he unto them, "Give therefore to Caesar, that which is Caesar's: and give unto God, that which is God's."

¹ Let every soul submit himself unto the authority of the higher powers. For there is no power, but of God. The powers that be, are ordained of God. ² Whosoever therefore resisteth power, resisteth the ordinance of God. And they that resist, shall receive to themselves damnation. ³ For rulers are not to be feared for good works but for evil. Wilt thou be without fear of the power? Do well then: and so shalt thou be praised of the same. ⁴ For he is the minister of God, for thy wealth. But and if thou do evil, then fear: for he beareth not a sword for nought; but is the minister of God, to take vengeance on them that do evil. ⁵ Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only: but also because of conscience. ⁶ And even for this cause pay ye tribute. For they are God's ministers, serving for the same purpose. ⁷ Give to every man therefore his duty: Tribute to whom tribute belongeth: Custom to whom custom is due: fear to whom fear belongeth: Honour to whom honour pertaineth.

¹ Warn them, that they submit themselves to rule and power, to obey the officers, that they be ready unto all good works,

¹³ Submit yourselves unto all manner ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be unto the King as unto the chief head; ¹⁴ other unto rulers, as unto them that are sent of him, for the punishment of evil doers: but for the laud of them that well do. ¹⁵ For so is the will of God, that ye put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men: ¹⁶ as free, and not as having the liberty for a cloak of maliciousness: but even as the servants of God. ¹⁷ See that ye honour all men. Love brotherly fellowship, fear God, and honour the King.