Proverbs 29:2

New International Version

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Cross References

Esther 3:15

The couriers went out, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was bewildered.

Esther 8:15

When Mordecai left the king’s presence, he was wearing royal garments of blue and white, a large crown of gold and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa held a joyous celebration.

Job 34:30

to keep the godless from ruling, from laying snares for the people.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.

Proverbs 28:15

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, the sort of error that arises from a ruler:

Ecclesiastes 10:6

Fools are put in many high positions, while the rich occupy the low ones.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed— and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors— and they have no comforter.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi.

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Revelation 11:15

The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”