Exodus 22:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.”
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BSBPD
“You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`God thou dost not revile, and a prince among thy people thou dost not curse.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Exodus 22:28 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 13:2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- Exodus 13:12you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
- Exodus 21:17Anyone who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.
- Exodus 22:8If 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.
- Exodus 23:16You are also to keep the Feast of Harvest with the firstfruits of the produce from what you sow in the field. And keep the Feast of Ingathering at the end of the year, when you gather your produce from the field.
- Exodus 23:19Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Leviticus 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.
- 1 Samuel 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.”
- 1 Samuel 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.’
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
- Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
- Psalms 82:1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
- Psalms 138:1I give You thanks with all my heart; before the gods I sing Your praises.
- 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.
- John 10:34Jesus 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.”
- 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.’”
- Romans 13:2Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
- Titus 3:1Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:17Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.
- 2 Peter 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.
- Jude 1:8Yet in the same way these dreamers defile their bodies, reject authority, and slander glorious beings.
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