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Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

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ASV

When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

KJV

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בִּרְב֣וֹתbir.Votwhen increaseH7235 →
צַ֭דִּיקִיםTza.di.kimrighteous [people]H6662 →
יִשְׂמַ֣חyis.Machit rejoicesH8055 →
הָעָ֑םha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
וּבִמְשֹׁ֥לu.vim.Sholand when rulesH4910 →
רָ֝שָׁ֗עra.Sha'a wicked [person]H7563 →
יֵאָ֥נַֽחye.'A.nachit sighsH584 →
עָֽם׃'Ama peopleH5971 →

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Proverbs 28:12When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.Proverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.Proverbs 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.Esther 8:15Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:Esther 3:15The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.Revelation 11:15Then 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.”Psalms 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.Ecclesiastes 10:6Folly is appointed to great heights, but the rich sit in lowly positions.Jeremiah 23:5–6Behold, 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 will administer justice and righteousness in the land.Psalms 72:1–7Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.Isaiah 32:1–2Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.Proverbs 29:16When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.Matthew 2:16When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.1 Chronicles 12:40And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.2 Chronicles 23:13And she looked out and saw the king standing by his pillar at the entrance. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, while the singers with musical instruments were leading the praises. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason, treason!”2 Kings 11:20and all the people of the land rejoiced. And the city was quiet, because Athaliah had been put to the sword at the royal palace.Job 29:11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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