Proverbs 29:2

God's Word

When righteous people increase, the people ⌞of God⌟ rejoice, but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans.

Cross References

Esther 3:15

The messengers hurried out as the king told them. The decree was also issued at the fortress of Susa. So the king and Haman sat down to drink a toast, but the city of Susa was in turmoil.

Esther 8:15

Mordecai went out from the presence of the king wearing the royal violet and white robe, a large gold crown, and a purple outer robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa cheered and rejoiced.

Job 34:30

⌞He does this⌟ so that godless people cannot rule and so that they cannot trap people.

Proverbs 11:10

When righteous people prosper, a city is glad. When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.

Proverbs 28:12

When righteous people triumph, there is great glory, but when wicked people rise, people hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:15

⌞Like⌟ a roaring lion and a charging bear, ⌞so⌟ a wicked ruler is a threat to poor people.

Proverbs 28:28

When wicked people rise, people hide. When they die, righteous people increase.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is a tragedy that I’ve seen under the sun, an error often made by rulers.

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Foolish people are often given high positions, and rich people are left to fill lower positions.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Next, I turned to look at all the acts of oppression that make people suffer under the sun. Look at the tears of those who suffer! No one can comfort them. Their oppressors have ⌞all⌟ the power. No one can comfort those who suffer.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he became furious. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys two years old and younger in or near Bethlehem. This matched the exact time he had learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod and all Jerusalem heard about this, they became disturbed.

Revelation 11:15

When the seventh angel blew his trumpet, there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will rule as king forever and ever.”