Job 22:8
The land belongs to the powerful, and the privileged thrive in it.
Isaiah 9:15
the elder and the dignitary is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
1 Kings 21:11-15
So the leading men of the city, along with the elders and nobles who lived there, did precisely what Jezebel had directed them to do. They followed the instructions that she had set forth in the memos:
Job 13:8
Will you show partiality to him? Will you plead God's case?
Job 29:7-17
"Whenever I went out to the city gate, a seat had been reserved for me in the plaza.
Job 31:34
Have I feared large crowds? Has my family's contempt ever terrified me so that I remained silent and wouldn't go outside?"
Psalm 12:8
The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. To the Director: A Davidic Psalm.
Isaiah 3:3
the commander of fifty and the man of rank, and the counselor, the expert magician, and the medium.
Micah 7:3
And speaking of evil, they practice it eagerly with both hands! Both leader and judge demand a bribe, the famous confess their perverted desires, and they scheme together.