14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule

Luxury is not becoming for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Because of the transgression of a land, many are its rulers; but it is prolonged by a man of discernment who knows right.

And it yields much increase to the kings whom You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

And I will give young boys to be their rulers, and caprices shall rule over them.

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your leaders eat in the morning.

As for my people, children are their taskmasters, and women rule over them. Oh my people, your rulers cause you to go astray and destroy the way of your paths.

But I do not allow a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to be in silence.

And I will set My face against you, and you shall be slain before your enemies. They that hate you shall reign over you. And you shall flee when none pursues you.

And He gave them into the hand of the nations; and those who hated them ruled over them.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, You have clothing, you be our ruler, and let this ruin be under your hand; in that day he shall swear, saying, I will not be a healer; there is no bread nor a cloak in my house. You shall not make me a ruler of the people.

Servants rule over us; there is no rescuer out of their hand.

But his citizens hated him. And they sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this one to reign over us.

Do you reign, because you lust to excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.