Verse 6

in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 28:12 : 12 When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tryed.
• Prov 29:2 : 2 When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.
• Esth 3:1 : 1 After these actes, dyd king Ahasuerus promote Haman the sonne of Amadatha the Agagite, and set hym on hie, and set his seate aboue all the princes that he had with hym.
• Ps 12:8 : 8 The vngodly walke on euery side: when the worst sort be exalted amongst the chyldren of men.
• Judg 9:14-20 : 14 Then said all the trees vnto the bryer: Come thou and raigne ouer vs. 15 And the bryer sayde vnto the trees: If it be true that ye will annoynt me kyng ouer you, then come and put your trust vnder my shadow: If no, the fyre come out of the bryer, & waste the Cedar trees of Libanon. 16 Nowe therfore, if ye do truely and vncorruptly to make Abimelech kyng, and if ye haue dealte well with Ierobaal & his house, and haue done vnto hym according to the deseruing of his handes: 17 (For euen my father fought for you, and aduentured his life, and ridde you out of the hande of Madian. 18 And ye are rysen vp agaynst my fathers house this day, and haue slayne his children, beyng threescore & ten persones vpon one stone, and haue made Abimelech the sonne of his mayde seruaunt, king ouer the men of Sichem, because he is your brother.) 19 If ye then haue dealt truely and purely with Ierobaal and with his house this day, then reioyce ye with Abimelech, and let him reioyce with you. 20 But if you haue not dealt truely, then let a fire come out of Abimelech, & consume the men of Sichem, & the house of Mello: and let there come out a fire fro among the men of Sichem, & out of the house of Mello, & consume Abimelech.
• 1 Kgs 12:13-14 : 13 And the king aunswered the people churlishly, and left the old mens counsel that they gaue him: 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yocke greeuous, and I will make it greeuouser: My father also chastised you with roddes, but I will chastise you with scourges.
• Jas 2:3-5 : 3 And ye haue a respect to hym that weareth the gay clothyng, and say vnto hym, sitte thou here in a good place: & say vnto the poore, stande thou there, or sitte here vnder my footestoole: 4 Are ye not partiall in your selues, and are made iudges of euyll thoughtes? 5 Hearken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, such as are riche in fayth, and heyres of the kyngdome, which he promised to them that loue hym?
• Prov 28:28 : 28 When the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hide themselues: but when they perishe, the ryghteous encrease.