Proverbs 29:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.

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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.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mardocheus went out from the king in royall apparell, of yelowe and white, & with a great crowne of golde, being arayed with a garment of silke and purple: and the citie of Susan reioysed and was glad.
  • Prov 11:10 : 10 When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mery: and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 And the postes went in all the haste according to the kinges commaundement, and in Susan the chiefe citie was the commaundement deuised: And the king and Haman sate and dranke, when in the meane time the citie of Susan was disquieted.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hide themselues: but when they perishe, the ryghteous encrease.
  • Eccl 10:5 : 5 Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Beholde, a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse, and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie. 2 And that man shalbe vnto men as a defence for the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest, lyke as a ryuer of water in a thirstie place, and the shadowe of a great rocke in a drye lande.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Beholde, the tyme commeth saith the Lorde, that I wyll rayse vp the righteous braunche of Dauid, whiche kyng shall beare rule, and he shall prosper with wisdome, and shal set vp equitie and righteousnesse agayne in the earth. 6 In his tyme shall Iuda be saued, and Israel shall dwell without feare: and this is the name that they shall call hym, euen the Lorde our righteousnesse.
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herode, when he sawe that he was mocked of the wyse men, was excedyng wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the chyldren that were in Bethlehe, and in all the coastes, as many as were two yere olde, or vnder, according to the tyme, which he had diligently searched out, of the wyse men.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seuenth angell blewe, & there were made greate voyces in heauen, saying: the kyngdomes of this worlde are our Lordes, and his Christes, and he shall raigne for euermore.
  • Ps 72:1-7 : 1 Of Solomon. O God geue vnto the kyng thy iudgementes: and thy ryghteousnesse vnto the kynges sonne. 2 Then he wyll iudge thy people accordyng vnto iustice: and thy afflicted accordyng to equitie. 3 The mountaynes also and hylles: shall bryng peace to the people by the meanes of ryghteousnesse. 4 He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour. 5 They wyll feare thee as long as the sunne and moone shyneth: from one generation to another. 6 He wyll come downe lyke the rayne into a fleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth. 7 In his dayes the ryghteous wyll florishe: and there shalbe aboundaunce of peace so long as the moone endureth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:12
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    12When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tryed.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the vngodly are come vp, men are fayne to hide themselues: but when they perishe, the ryghteous encrease.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16When the vngodly are multiplied, wickednesse encreaseth: but the ryghteous shall see their fall.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    10When it goeth well with the ryghteous the citie is mery: and when the vngodly perishe there is gladnesse.

    11In the blessyng of the ryghteous the citie is exalted: but it is ouerthrowen by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:34
    77%

    34Righteousnesse setteth vp the people: but the sacrifice of the heathen is sinnefull.

  • Isa 32:1
    76%

    1Beholde, a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse, and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    75%

    15As a roaring Lion and an hungrye Beare, so is an vngodly prince ouer the poore people.

    16Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne.

  • Prov 29:6-7
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    6The sinne of the wicked is his owne snare: but the ryghteous doth syng and reioyce.

    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 28:1-2
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    1The vngodly fleeth when no man pursueth him: but the righteous are bolde as a Lion.

    2For the wickednes of the lande, the prince is oft chaunged: but thorowe a man of vnderstanding and wysdome, a realme endureth long.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1He that is stifnecked and wyll not be refourmed, shall sodaynly be destroyed without any helpe.

  • Prov 29:18
    72%

    18When the worde of God is not preached, the people perishe: but well is hym that kepeth the lawe.

  • Job 22:19
    72%

    19The righteous sawe it and were glad, and the innocent laughed them to scorne.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28In the multitude of people is the kynges honour: but the decay of the people is the confusion of the prince.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a prince delight in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.

    13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Ryghteousnesse kepeth the innocent in the way: but vngodlinesse doth ouerthrowe the sinner.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    71%

    16Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes.

    17But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The euyll shall bowe them selues before the good: and the vngodly shall wayte at the gates of the ryghteous.

  • Prov 21:15
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    15The iust delighteth in doing the thing that is right: but destruction shalbe to the workers of wickednesse.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wysely considereth the house of the wicked, and for their wickednesse God ouerthroweth the vngodly.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessinges are vpon the head of the righteous: and the mouth of the vngodly kepeth mischiefe in secrete.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32The vngodly is cast away for his iniquitie: but the ryghteous hath a good hope, euen in death.

  • Job 34:30
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    30Because the hypocrite doth raigne, because the people are snared.

  • Ps 32:11
    71%

    11Be glad in God, & reioyce O ye righteous: be ioyfull also all ye that be vpright of heart.

  • Isa 3:4-5
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    4And I shall geue children to be their princes, and babes shall rule ouer them.

    5And the people shall eche one of them violently oppresse another, and euery one agaynst his neyghbour: The boy shall presume agaynst the elder, and the person of lowe degree agaynst the honorable.

  • Eccl 10:5
    70%

    5Another plague is there whiche I haue seene vnder the sunne, namely, the ignoraunce that is commonly among princes: in that a foole sitteth in great dignitie, and the riche are set downe beneath.

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.

  • Prov 13:9
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    9The lyght of the ryghteous maketh ioyfull: but the candell of the vngodly shalbe put out.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4With true iudgement the kyng stablissheth the lande: but yf he be a man that oppresse the people with gatherynges, he turneth it vpside downe.

  • Ps 107:42
    70%

    42The righteous will marke this and reioyce: and the mouth of all wickednesse shalbe stopped.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    70%

    4Like as when a king geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so, who may say vnto him, what doest thou?

    5Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement.

  • Prov 11:8
    70%

    8The ryghteous shalbe delyuered out of trouble: and the vngodly shall come in his steade.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3When the vngodly commeth, then commeth also disdayne: and with the dishonest person commeth shame and dishonour.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26The ryghteous excelleth his neyghbour: but the way of the vngodly wyll deceaue them selues.

  • Job 34:17
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    17May he be a ruler that loueth not right? or may he that is a very innocent man do vngodly?

  • Prov 25:5
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    5Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.

  • Ps 12:8
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    8The vngodly walke on euery side: when the worst sort be exalted amongst the chyldren of men.

  • Ps 94:15
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    15For iudgement shalbe reduced vnto iustice: and after it shall all such as be vpryght of heart be iudged.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • Prov 24:24
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    24He that saith to the vngodly thou art righteous, hym shall the people curse, yea the comminaltie shall abhorre him:

  • Prov 10:30
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    30The ryghteous shall neuer be ouerthrowen: but the vngodly shall not remayne in the lande.