| Verse Reference | Verse Text | 
|---|---|
| Isa 28:14 | Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem. | 
| Isa 52:5 | Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for naught? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed. | 
| 1Ti 5:17 | Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and doctrine. |