<div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1200000">Book of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201745">Words of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201746">Chapter 1</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201763">Verse 17</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1201762">&laquo; Previous Verse</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1201764">Next Verse &raquo;</a></span></div></div><p>For behold, king Benjamin was a holy man, and he did reign over his people in righteousness; and there were many holy men in the land, and they did speak the word of God with power and with authority; and they did use much sharpness because of the stiffneckedness of the people--</p><div class="scripturelog_navigation"><div> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1200000">Book of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201745">Words of Mormon</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201746">Chapter 1</a> &raquo; <a href="?page_id=1201763">Verse 17</a></div><div><span class="scripturelog_navigation_previous"><a href="?page_id=1201762">&laquo; Previous Verse</a></span> &bull; <span class="scripturelog_navigation_next"><a href="?page_id=1201764">Next Verse &raquo;</a></span></div></div><div class="lds_official">[<a href="http://scriptures.lds.org/en/w_of_m/1/17">View Words of Mormon Chapter 1 Verse 17 at the Official LDS Website</a>]</div>