Exodus 22:28

You shall not blaspheme God nor curse a ruler of your people. Reverence for God and respect for lawful authority are commanded together.

Cross-references · 18

• Eccl 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.
• 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.’”
• Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
• Exod 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
• Exod 22:8–9If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must appear before the judges to determine whether he has taken his neighbor’s property.
• Ps 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
• 2 Pet 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
• 1 Sam 24:6So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.”
• Ps 138:1Of David. I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
• 1 Sam 24:10Behold, this day you have seen with your own eyes that the LORD delivered you into my hand in the cave. I was told to kill you, but I spared you and said, ‘I will not lift my hand against my lord, since he is the LORD’s anointed.’
• Rom 13:2–7Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
• Titus 3:1–2Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
• 1 Sam 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
• Ps 82:1–7A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
• 1 Pet 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
• John 10:34–35Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
• Acts 23:3Then Paul said to him, “God will strike you, you whitewashed wall! You sit here to judge me according to the law, yet you yourself violate the law by commanding that I be struck.”
• Lev 24:16Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

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