2Sa 15:3-8, 17:1, Psa 31:13, 18, 64:3-4, 140:3, Pro 15:28, Mat 26:59-62 | ESV | STEP | Absalom would say to him, See , your claims are good and right , but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.

2 Samuel 15:3-8

3 Absalom would say to him, “See, your claims are good and right, but there is no man designated by the king to hear you.” 4 Then Absalom would say, ^a“Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.” 5 And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss him. 6 Thus Absalom did to all of Israel who came to the king for judgment. So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

7 And at the end of four ^{▼▼Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew forty} years Absalom said to the king, “Please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to the Lord, in Hebron. 8 For your servant ^cvowed a vow ^dwhile I lived at Geshur in Aram, saying, ‘If the Lord will indeed bring me back to Jerusalem, then I will offer worship to ^{▼▼Or will serve} the Lord.’”

2 Samuel 17:1

Hushai Saves David

1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.

Psalms 31:13

13 For I ^fhear the whispering of many—
terror on every side!—
^gas they scheme together against me,
as they plot to take my life.

Psalms 31:18

18 Let the lying lips be mute,
which ^hspeak ⁱinsolently against the righteous
in pride and contempt.

Psalms 64:3-4

3 who ^jwhet their tongues like swords,
who ^kaim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from ^lambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and ^mwithout fear.

Psalms 140:3

3 They make ⁿtheir tongue sharp as ^oa serpent’s,
and ^punder their lips is the ^qvenom of asps. Selah

Proverbs 15:28

28 The heart of the righteous ^rponders how to answer,
but ^sthe mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.

Matthew 26:59-62

59 Now the chief priests and the whole council ^{▼▼Greek Sanhedrin} ^uwere seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death, 60 but they found none, ^vthough many false witnesses came forward. At last ^wtwo came forward 61 and said, “This man said, ^x‘I am able to ^ydestroy the temple of God, and to rebuild it in three days.’” 62 And the high priest stood up and said, “Have you no answer to make? What is it that these men testify against you?” ^{▼▼Or Have you no answer to what these men testify against you?}