2 Chronicles 10:13
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
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2 Chronicles 10:13
The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
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2 Chronicles 10:14
and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to it. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”
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Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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1 Kings 12:18
Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
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