Quotes about Compliance

Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”

and told them, “You have done all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded you, and you have obeyed my voice in all that I commanded you.

She must not eat anything that comes from the vine, nor drink any wine or strong drink, nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.”

“I will do everything you say,” Ruth answered.

So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.

Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.

the king summoned Shimei and said to him, “Did I not make you swear by the LORD and warn you, ‘On the day you leave and go elsewhere, know for sure that you will die’? And you told me, ‘The sentence is fair; I will comply.’

And the king of Israel replied, “Just as you say, my lord the king: I am yours, along with all that I have.”

And the whole assembly responded in a loud voice: “Truly we must do as you say!

Day after day they warned him, but he would not comply. So they reported it to Haman to see whether Mordecai’s behavior would be tolerated, since he had told them he was a Jew.

So Mordecai went and did all that Esther had instructed him.

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.