Proverbs 29:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”
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“When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
King James Version · Public Domain“When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 29:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.
- Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
- Psalms 72:1Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
- Proverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
- Proverbs 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:
- Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
- Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
- Matthew 2:3When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.
- Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
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