Quotes about Authority
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
— Proverbs 29:19
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
— Proverbs 29:26
As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.
— Proverbs 30:17
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
— Proverbs 30:31
I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
— Ecclesiastes 1:12
I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
— Ecclesiastes 4:15
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
— Ecclesiastes 5:8
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
— Ecclesiastes 5:9
Wisdom makes the wise man stronger than ten rulers in a city.
— Ecclesiastes 7:19
Keep the king’s command, I say, because of your oath before God.
— Ecclesiastes 8:2
Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.
— Ecclesiastes 8:3
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
— Ecclesiastes 8:4