Jude 1:9-10
1:9 But even
when Michael the archangel
was arguing with the devil and debating with him
concerning Moses’ body, he did not dare to bring a slanderous judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
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.
Exodus 22:28
22:28 “You must not blaspheme God or curse the ruler of your people.
Proverbs 30:11
30:11 There is a generation who curse their fathers
and do not bless their mothers.
Proverbs 30:17
30:17 The eye that mocks at a father
and despises obeying a mother –
the ravens of the valley will peck it out
and the young vultures will eat it.
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.’”
Acts 23:1
23:1 Paul looked directly at the council and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day.”
Acts 2:17
2:17 ‘And in the last days it will be,’ God says,
‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people,
and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
and your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.