Do not be a fool—why die before your time? –Ecclesiastes 7:17

A companion of fools suffers harm.   –Proverbs 13:20

Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority.  –1 Peter 2:13

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.  –Romans 13:1-2

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Gerald Sutek, The Street Preacher’s Manual, ch. 2: “Legality.”