Proverbs 29:2

Geneva Bible (1560)

When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:12 : 12 When righteous men reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tried.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 And Mordecai went out from the King in royall apparell of blewe, and white, and with a great crowne of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple, and the citie of Shushan reioyced and was glad.
  • Prov 11:10 : 10 In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 And the postes compelled by the Kings commaundement went forth, and the commandement was giuen in the palace at Shushan: and the King & Haman sate drinking, but the citie of Shushan was in perplexitie.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 When the wicked rise vp, men hide them selues: but when they perish, ye righteous increase.
  • Eccl 10:5 : 5 There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Beholde, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement. 2 And that man shall bee as an hiding place from the winde, and as a refuge for the tempest: as riuers of water in a drie place, and as the shadowe of a great rocke in a weary land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, The dayes come, saith the Lord, that I will raise vnto Dauid a righteous branche, and a King shal reigne, and prosper, and shall execute iudgement, and iustice in the earth. 6 In his dayes Iudah shalbe saued, and Israel shall dwell safely, and this is the Name wherby they shall call him, The Lorde our righteousnesse.
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, and all Hierusalem with him.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked of the Wisemen, was exceeding wroth, and sent foorth, and slew all the male children that were in Beth-leem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two yeere old and vnder, according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the Wisemen.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seuenth Angell blewe the trumpet, and there were great voyces in heauen, saying, The kingdomes of this worlde are our Lordes, and his Christes, and he shall reigne for euermore.
  • Ps 72:1-7 : 1 A Psalme of Salomon. Giue thy iudgements to the King, O God, and thy righteousnesse to the Kings sonne. 2 Then shal he iudge thy people in righteousnesse, and thy poore with equitie. 3 The mountaines & the hilles shall bring peace to the people by iustice. 4 He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shal subdue the oppressor. 5 They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, fro generatio to generation. 6 He shall come downe like the rayne vpon the mowen grasse, and as the showres that water the earth. 7 In his dayes shall the righteous florish, and abundance of peace shalbe so long as the moone endureth.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:12
    81%

    12 When righteous men reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked come vp, the man is tried.

  • Prov 28:28
    80%

    28 When the wicked rise vp, men hide them selues: but when they perish, ye righteous increase.

  • Prov 29:16
    80%

    16 When the wicked are increased, transgression increaseth: but ye righteous shall see their fall.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    78%

    10 In the prosperitie of the righteous the citie reioyceth, and when the wicked perish, there is ioye.

    11 By the blessing of the righteous, the citie is exalted: but it is subuerted by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:34
    77%

    34 Iustice exalteth a nation, but sinne is a shame to the people.

  • Isa 32:1
    76%

    1 Beholde, a King shall reigne in iustice, and the princes shall rule in iudgement.

  • Prov 28:15-16
    2 verses
    75%

    15 As a roaring lyon, and an hungry beare, so is a wicked ruler ouer the poore people.

    16 A prince destitute of vnderstanding, is also a great oppressour: but hee that hateth couetousnes, shall prolong his dayes.

  • Prov 29:6-7
    2 verses
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    6 In the transgression of an euill man is his snare: but the righteous doeth sing and reioyce.

    7 The righteous knoweth the cause of the poore: but the wicked regardeth not knowledge.

  • Prov 28:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1 The wicked flee when none pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.

    2 For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.

  • Prov 29:1
    73%

    1 A man that hardeneth his necke when he is rebuked, shall suddenly be destroyed and can not be cured.

  • Prov 29:18
    72%

    18 Where there is no vision, the people decay: but he that keepeth the Lawe, is blessed.

  • Job 22:19
    72%

    19 The righteous shal see them, & shal reioyce, and the innocent shal laugh them to scorne.

  • Prov 14:28
    72%

    28 In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.

  • Prov 29:12
    72%

    12 Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    72%

    12 It is an abomination to Kings to commit wickednes: for the throne is stablished by iustice.

    13 Righteous lips are the delite of Kings, and the King loueth him that speaketh right things.

  • Prov 29:14
    71%

    14 A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.

  • Prov 13:6
    71%

    6 Righteousnesse preserueth the vpright of life: but wickednes ouerthroweth the sinner.

  • Eccl 10:16-17
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    71%

    16 Woe to thee, O lande, when thy King is a childe, and thy princes eate in the morning.

    17 Blessed art thou, O land, when thy King is the sonne of nobles, and thy princes eate in time, for strength and not for drunkennesse.

  • Prov 14:19
    71%

    19 The euill shall bowe before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15 It is ioye to the iust to doe iudgement: but destruction shalbe to the workers of iniquitie.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The righteous teacheth the house of the wicked: but God ouerthroweth the wicked for their euill.

  • Prov 10:6
    71%

    6 Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:32
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    32 The wicked shall be cast away for his malice: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

  • Job 34:30
    71%

    30 Because the hypocrite doeth reigne, and because the people are snared.

  • Ps 32:11
    71%

    11 Be glad ye righteous, and reioyce in the Lorde, and be ioyfull all ye, that are vpright in heart.

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

    5 The people shalbe oppressed one of another, and euery one by his neighbour: the children shall presume against the ancient, and the vile against the honourable.

  • Eccl 10:5
    70%

    5 There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

  • Prov 29:27
    70%

    27 A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 13:9
    70%

    9 The light of the righteous reioyceth: but the candle of the wicked shall be put out.

  • Prov 29:4
    70%

    4 A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.

  • Ps 107:42
    70%

    42 The righteous shall see it, and reioyce, and all iniquitie shall stoppe her mouth.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4 Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

    5 He that keepeth the commandement, shall knowe none euill thing, and the heart of the wise shall knowe the time and iudgement.

  • Prov 11:8
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    8 The righteous escapeth out of trouble, and the wicked shall come in his steade.

  • Prov 18:3
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    3 When the wicked commeth, then commeth contempt, and with the vile man reproch.

  • Prov 12:26
    70%

    26 The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour: but the way of the wicked will deceiue them.

  • Job 34:17
    70%

    17 Shal he that hateth iudgement, gouerne? & wilt thou iudge him wicked that is most iust?

  • Prov 25:5
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    5 Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.

  • Ps 12:8
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    8 The wicked walke on euery side: when they are exalted, it is a shame for the sonnes of men.

  • Ps 94:15
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    15 For iudgement shal returne to iustice, and all the vpright in heart shall followe after it.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6 The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Prov 24:24
    70%

    24 He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.

  • Prov 10:30
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    30 The righteous shall neuer be remooued: but the wicked shall not dwell in the land.