Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Cross References
Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king arrayed in royal purple and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Job 34:30
that godless men should not rule or lay snares for the people.

Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Ecclesiastes 10:6
Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.

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the righteous

Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12, 28
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. . . .

Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king arrayed in royal purple and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Psalm 72:1-7
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. . . .

Isaiah 32:1, 2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. . . .

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 administer justice and righteousness in the land. . . .

Revelation 11:15
Then 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."

in authority or when the wicked

Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun--an error that proceeds from the ruler:

Matthew 2:3, 16
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. . . .

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