Proverbs 29:2

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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  • Prov 28:12 : 12 ¶ When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
  • Esth 8:15 : 15 ¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
  • Prov 11:10 : 10 ¶ When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.
  • Esth 3:15 : 15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
  • Prov 28:28 : 28 ¶ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
  • Eccl 10:5 : 5 There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler:
  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 ¶ Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  • Matt 2:3 : 3 When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
  • Matt 2:16 : 16 ¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
  • Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become [the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
  • Ps 72:1-7 : 1 ¶ [A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 ¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers [that] water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

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    12¶ When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28¶ When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  • Prov 29:16
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    16¶ When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

  • Prov 11:10-11
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    10¶ When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.

    11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 14:34
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    34¶ Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1¶ Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    15¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.

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  • Prov 29:6-7
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    6¶ In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

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    1¶ He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

  • Prov 29:18
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    18¶ Where [there is] no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy [is] he.

  • Job 22:19
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    19The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28¶ In the multitude of people [is] the king's honour: but in the want of people [is] the destruction of the prince.

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    12¶ If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants [are] wicked.

  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12¶ [It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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    14¶ The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

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    6¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

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    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.