14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule

Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.

By the transgression of a land many are its heads. And by an intelligent man, Who knoweth right -- it is prolonged.

and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

And I have made youths their heads, And sucklings rule over them.

Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a youth, And thy princes do eat in the morning.

My people -- its exactors are sucklings, And women have ruled over it. My people -- thy eulogists are causing to err, And the way of thy paths swallowed up.

and a woman I do not suffer to teach, nor to rule a husband, but to be in quietness,

and I have set My face against you, and ye have been smitten before your enemies; and those hating you have ruled over you, and ye have fled, and there is none pursuing you.

And giveth them into the hand of nations, And those hating them rule over them,

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant is the borrower to the lender.

When one layeth hold on his brother, Of the house of his father, by the garment, 'Come, a ruler thou art to us, And this ruin is under thy hand.' He lifteth up, in that day, saying: 'I am not a binder up, And in my house is neither bread nor garment, Ye do not make me a ruler of the people.'

Servants have ruled over us, A deliverer there is none from their hand.

and his citizens were hating him, and did send an embassy after him, saying, We do not wish this one to reign over us.

Dost thou reign, because thou art fretting thyself in cedar? Thy father -- did he not eat and drink? Yea, he did judgment and righteousness, Then it is well with him.