When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.

When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.

the righteous

Proverbs 11:10 By the blessing of the just the city shall be exalted: and by the mouth of the wicked it shall be overthrown.

Proverbs 28:12,28 In the joy of the just there is great glory: when the wicked reign, men are ruined. . . .

Esther 8:15 And Mardochai going forth out of the palace, and from the king's presence, shone in royal apparel, to wit, of violet and sky colour, wearing a golden crown on his head, and clothed with a cloak of silk and purple. And all the city rejoiced, and was glad.

Psalm 72:1-7 A psalm on Solomon. . . .

Isaiah 32:1,2 Behold a king shall reign in justice, and princes shall rule in judgment. . . .

Jeremiah 23:5,6 Behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will raise up to David a just branch: and a king shall reign, and shall be wise: and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. . . .

Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen.

in authority or when the wicked

Proverbs 3:15 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.

Ecclesiastes 10:5 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were by an error proceeding from the face of the prince:

Matthew 2:3,16 And king Herod hearing this, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. . . .