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Ecclesiastes 10:20 (KJV)

Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

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Exodus 22:27 - For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious.
Exodus 22:28 - Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
2 Kings 6:12 - And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that [is] in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
Esther 2:22 - And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told [it] unto Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king [thereof] in Mordecai's name.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 - Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Isaiah 8:21 - And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
Luke 10:40 - But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.
Luke 12:2 - ‹For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.›
Luke 19:40 - And he answered and said unto them, ‹I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.›
Acts 23:5 - Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.

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