Proverbs 29:2

New Century Version

When good people do well, everyone is happy, but when evil people rule, everyone groans.

Cross References

Esther 3:15

The messengers set out, hurried by the king’s command, as soon as the order was given in the palace at Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

Esther 8:15

Mordecai left the king’s presence wearing royal clothes of blue and white and a large gold crown. He also had a purple robe made of the best linen. And the people of Susa shouted for joy.

Job 34:30

He keeps the wicked from ruling and from trapping others.

Proverbs 11:10

When good people succeed, the city is happy. When evil people die, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12

When good people triumph, there is great happiness, but when the wicked get control, everybody hides.

Proverbs 28:15

A wicked ruler is as dangerous to poor people as a roaring lion or a charging bear.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked get control, everybody hides, but when they die, good people do well.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is something else wrong that happens here on earth. It is the kind of mistake rulers make:

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are given important positions while gifted people are given lower ones;

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw all the people who were mistreated here on earth. I saw their tears and that they had no one to comfort them. Cruel people had all the power, and there was no one to comfort those they hurt.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that the wise men had tricked him, he was furious. So he gave an order to kill all the baby boys in Bethlehem and in the surrounding area who were two years old or younger. This was in keeping with the time he learned from the wise men.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this, he was troubled, as were all the people in Jerusalem.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet. And there were loud voices in heaven, saying: “The power to rule the world now belongs to our Lord and his Christ, and he will rule forever and ever.”