14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule

It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

When a land transgresses, it gains a succession of leaders, but with an understanding and knowledgeable man, its stability endures.

But now its abundant produce belongs to the kings whom you placed over us because of our sin. They also have power over our bodies and our herds at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

"I will make youths their princes, and infants will rule over them.

Woe to the land whose king is a youth and whose princes feast in the morning.

"As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, your leaders are misleading you they're giving you confusing directions."

Moreover, in the area of teaching, I am not allowing a woman to instigate conflict toward a man. Instead, she is to remain calm.

I'll set my face against you so that you'll be defeated before your enemies. Those who hate you will have dominion over you and you'll keep fleeing even when no one is pursuing you.

He turned them over to domination by nations where those who hated them ruled over them.

The wealthy rule over the poor, and anyone who borrows is a slave to the lender.

"For a man will grab his brother in his own father's house, and say, "You have a cloak, so you be our leader, and this heap of ruins will be under your rule!' "But at that time, he'll protest! He'll say, "I won't be your healer. I have neither food nor clothing in my house! You're not going to make me a leader of the people!'

Slaves rule over us, and no one delivers us from their control.

But the citizens of his country hated him and sent a delegation to follow him and to announce, "We don't want this man to rule over us!'

Are you a king because you try to outdo everyone with cedar? Your father ate and drank and upheld justice and righteousness, did he not? And then it went well for him.