Phil Reynolds

1 Kings 12:11

1 Kings 12:11 (TNIV)
My father laid on you a heavy yoke; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.’ ”

1 Kings 12:10

1 Kings 12:10 (TNIV)
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “These people have said to you, ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but make our yoke lighter.’ Now tell them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

1 Kings 12:9

1 Kings 12:9 (TNIV)
He asked them, “What is your advice? How should we answer these people who say to me, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”

1 Kings 12:8

1 Kings 12:8 (TNIV)
But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

1 Kings 12:7

1 Kings 12:7 (TNIV)
They replied, “If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants.”

1 Kings 12:6

1 Kings 12:6 (TNIV)
Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.

Proverbs 12:13

Proverbs 12:13 (ESV)
An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 12:12

Proverbs 12:12 (ESV)
Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.

1 Corinthians 10:13

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NLT)
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.