Proverbs 29:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:12 : 12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.
  • Prov 11:10 : 10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.
  • Eccl 10:5 : 5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions. 2 And a man will be as a safe place from the wind, and a cover from the storm; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a waste land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 See, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will give to David a true Branch, and he will be ruling as king, acting wisely, doing what is right, and judging uprightly in the land. 6 In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 And when it came to the ears of Herod the king, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, was very angry; and he sent out, and put to death all the male children in Beth-lehem and in all the parts round about it, from two years old and under, acting on the knowledge which he had got with care from the wise men.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And at the sounding of the seventh angel there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will have rule for ever and ever.
  • Ps 72:1-7 : 1 <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor. 3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness. 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed. 5 May his life go on as long as the sun and moon, through all generations. 6 May he come down like rain on the cut grass; like showers watering the earth. 7 In his days may the upright do well, living in peace as long as there is a moon in heaven.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:12
    81%

    12 When the upright do well, there is great glory; but when evil-doers are lifted up, men do not let themselves be seen.

  • Prov 28:28
    80%

    28 When evil-doers are lifted up, men take cover; but when destruction overtakes them, the upright are increased.

  • Prov 29:16
    80%

    16 When evil men are in power, wrongdoing is increased; but the upright will have pleasure when they see their downfall.

  • Prov 11:10-11
    2 verses
    78%

    10 When things go well for the upright man, all the town is glad; at the death of sinners, there are cries of joy.

    11 By the blessing of the upright man the town is made great, but it is overturned by the mouth of the evil-doer.

  • Prov 14:34
    77%

    34 By righteousness a nation is lifted up, but sin is a cause of shame to the peoples.

  • Isa 32:1
    76%

    1 See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

    16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

  • Prov 29:6-7
    2 verses
    75%

    6 In the steps of an evil man there is a net for him, but the upright man gets away quickly and is glad.

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Prov 28:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.

    2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1 A man hating sharp words and making his heart hard, will suddenly be broken and will not be made well again.

  • Prov 29:18
    72%

    18 Where there is no vision, the people are uncontrolled; but he who keeps the law will be happy.

  • Job 22:19
    72%

    19 The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

  • Prov 14:28
    72%

    28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12 If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

  • Prov 16:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

    13 Lips of righteousness are the delight of kings; and he who says what is upright is dear to him.

  • Prov 29:14
    71%

    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6 Righteousness keeps safe him whose way is without error, but evil-doers are overturned by sin.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
    2 verses
    71%

    16 Unhappy is the land whose king is a boy, and whose rulers are feasting in the morning.

    17 Happy is the land whose ruler is of noble birth, and whose chiefs take food at the right time, for strength and not for feasting.

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19 The knees of the evil are bent before the good; and sinners go down in the dust at the doors of the upright.

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15 It is a joy to the good man to do right, but it is destruction to the workers of evil.

  • Prov 21:12
    71%

    12 The Upright One, looking on the house of the evil-doer, lets sinners be overturned to their destruction.

  • Prov 10:6
    71%

    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

  • Prov 14:32
    71%

    32 The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

  • Job 34:30
    71%

    30 ...

  • Ps 32:11
    71%

    11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true.

  • Isa 3:4-5
    2 verses
    71%

    4 And I will make children their chiefs, and foolish ones will have rule over them.

    5 And the people will be crushed, every one by his neighbour; the young will be full of pride against the old, and those of low position will be lifted up against the noble.

  • Eccl 10:5
    70%

    5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Prov 13:9
    70%

    9 There is a glad dawn for the upright man, but the light of the sinner will be put out.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

  • Ps 107:42
    70%

    42 The upright see it and are glad: the mouth of the sinner is stopped.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4 The word of a king has authority; and who may say to him, What is this you are doing?

    5 Whoever keeps the law will come to no evil: and a wise man's heart has knowledge of time and of decision.

  • Prov 11:8
    70%

    8 The upright man is taken out of trouble, and in his place comes the sinner.

  • Prov 18:3
    70%

    3 When the evil-doer comes, a low opinion comes with him, and with the loss of honour comes shame.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26 The upright man is a guide to his neighbour, but the way of evil-doers is a cause of error to them.

  • Job 34:17
    70%

    17 How may a hater of right be a ruler? and will you say that the upright Ruler of all is evil?

  • Prov 25:5
    70%

    5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

  • Ps 12:8
    70%

    8 The sinners are walking on every side, and evil is honoured among the children of men.

  • Ps 94:15
    70%

    15 But decisions will again be made in righteousness; and they will be kept by all whose hearts are true.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6 In the house of the upright man there is a great store of wealth; but in the profits of the sinner there is trouble.

  • Prov 24:24
    70%

    24 He who says to the evil-doer, You are upright, will be cursed by peoples and hated by nations.

  • Prov 10:30
    70%

    30 The upright man will never be moved, but evil-doers will not have a safe resting-place in the land.