Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. New Living Translation When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan. English Standard Version When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. Berean Standard Bible When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. King James Bible When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. New King James Version When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. New American Standard Bible When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked person rules, people groan. NASB 1995 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. NASB 1977 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. Legacy Standard Bible When the righteous increase, the people are glad, But when a wicked man rules, people groan. Amplified Bible When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice; But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh. Christian Standard Bible When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan. American Standard Version When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. Contemporary English Version When justice rules a nation, everyone is glad; when injustice rules, everyone groans. English Revised Version When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice: but when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh. GOD'S WORD® Translation When righteous people increase, the people [of God] rejoice, but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans. Good News Translation Show me a righteous ruler and I will show you a happy people. Show me a wicked ruler and I will show you a miserable people. International Standard Version As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan. Majority Standard Bible When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. NET Bible When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. New Heart English Bible When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. Webster's Bible Translation When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. World English Bible When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIn the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, "" And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh. Young's Literal Translation In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh. Smith's Literal Translation In the increasing of the just the people will rejoice: and in the ruling of the unjust one the people will groan. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWhen just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn. Catholic Public Domain Version When just men are multiplied, the common people shall rejoice. When the impious take up the leadership, the people shall mourn. New American Bible When the just flourish, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. New Revised Standard Version When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhen the righteous are many, the people increase; but when the wicked are in authority, the people groan. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated By the multitude of the righteous, the people increase, and by the authority of the evil, the people will groan. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh. Brenton Septuagint Translation When the righteous are praised, the people will rejoice: but when the ungodly rule, men mourn. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Stiff-Necked will Be Destroyed1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery. 2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan. 3A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.… Cross References Proverbs 11:10-11 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy. / By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down. Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish. Ecclesiastes 10:5-7 There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler: / Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions. / I have seen slaves on horseback, while princes go on foot like slaves. Isaiah 32:1-2 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. / Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land. Isaiah 32:17-18 The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever. / Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest. Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Jeremiah 22:3-4 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. / For if you will indeed carry out these commands, then kings who sit on David’s throne will enter through the gates of this palace riding on chariots and horses—they and their officials and their people. Jeremiah 23:5-6 Behold, 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. / In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness. Psalm 72:1-4 Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. / May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. / May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. ... Psalm 125:3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice. Psalm 146:7-9 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, / the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous. / The LORD protects foreigners; He sustains the fatherless and the widow, but the ways of the wicked He frustrates. 1 Samuel 8:11-18 He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ... 2 Samuel 23:3-4 The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God, / is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’ Daniel 12:3 Then the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars forever and ever. Treasury of Scripture When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bears rule, the people mourn. the righteous Proverbs 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. Proverbs 28:12,28 When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden… Esther 8:15 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. in authority or when the wicked Proverbs 3:15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: Matthew 2:3,16 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him… Jump to Previous Authority Beareth Evil Glad Grief Groan Increase Increased Mourn Multiplying Power Rejoice Righteous Rule Ruler Rules Ruling Sigh Thrive Upright WickedJump to Next Authority Beareth Evil Glad Grief Groan Increase Increased Mourn Multiplying Power Rejoice Righteous Rule Ruler Rules Ruling Sigh Thrive Upright WickedProverbs 29 1. observations of public government15. and of private 22. Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption When the righteous thrive The Hebrew word for "righteous" is צַדִּיק (tsaddiq), which refers to those who are just, ethical, and in right standing with God. In the context of ancient Israel, righteousness was not merely a personal attribute but a communal one, affecting the entire society. The word "thrive" suggests prosperity and flourishing, indicating that when those who live according to God's laws and principles are in positions of influence, their positive impact extends to the community. Historically, Israel's prosperity was often linked to the faithfulness of its leaders and people to God's covenant. This phrase underscores the biblical principle that righteousness exalts a nation (Proverbs 14:34). the people rejoice but when the wicked rule the people groan Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the righteousצַ֭דִּיקִים (ṣad·dî·qîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 6662: Just, righteous flourish, בִּרְב֣וֹת (bir·ḇō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great the people הָעָ֑ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock rejoice, יִשְׂמַ֣ח (yiś·maḥ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome but when the wicked רָ֝שָׁ֗ע (rā·šā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person rule, וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל (ū·ḇim·šōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign the people עָֽם׃ (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock groan. יֵאָ֥נַֽח (yê·’ā·naḥ) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 584: To sigh, groan Links Proverbs 29:2 NIVProverbs 29:2 NLT Proverbs 29:2 ESV Proverbs 29:2 NASB Proverbs 29:2 KJV Proverbs 29:2 BibleApps.com Proverbs 29:2 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 29:2 Chinese Bible Proverbs 29:2 French Bible Proverbs 29:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous thrive the people rejoice (Prov. 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