Exodus 22:28
22:28 “You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Ecclesiastes 10:6-7
10:6 Fools are placed in many positions of authority,
while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.
10:7 I have seen slaves on horseback
and princes walking on foot like slaves.
Ecclesiastes 10:20
10:20 Do not curse a king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom;
for a bird might report what you are thinking,
or some winged creature might repeat your words.
Acts 23:5
23:5 Paul replied,
“I did not realize,
brothers, that he was the high priest, for it is written, ‘
You must not speak evil about a ruler of your people.’”
Jude 1:8
1:8 Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.
Jude 1:10
1:10 But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.