Ecclesiastes 8:2

8:2 Obey the king’s command,

because you took an oath before God to be loyal to him.

Exodus 1:17

1:17 But the midwives feared God and did not do what the king of Egypt had told them; they let the boys live.

Exodus 1:20-21

1:20 So God treated the midwives well, and the people multiplied and became very strong. 1:21 And because the midwives feared God, he made households for them.

Psalms 119:6

119:6 Then I would not be ashamed,

if I were focused on all your commands.

Hosea 5:11

5:11 Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment,

because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

Luke 20:25

20:25 So he said to them, “Then give to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

Acts 4:19

4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,

Acts 5:29

5:29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than people.

Romans 13:5-7

13:5 Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath of the authorities but also because of your conscience. 13:6 For this reason you also pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants devoted to governing. 13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Romans 13:1

Submission to Civil Government

13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except by God’s appointment, and the authorities that exist have been instituted by God.

Romans 3:13-14

3:13 “Their throats are open graves,

they deceive with their tongues,

the poison of asps is under their lips.”

3:14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”