Proverbs 29:2

In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

Esther 8:15

And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;

Proverbs 28:12

In the exulting of the righteous the glory is abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.

Proverbs 11:10

In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.

Esther 3:15

The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.

Proverbs 28:28

In the rising of the wicked a man is hidden, And in their destruction the righteous multiply!

Psalm 72:1-7

By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,

Isaiah 32:1-2

Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Matthew 2:3

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, having seen that he was deceived by the mages, was very wroth, and having sent forth, he slew all the male children in Beth-Lehem, and in all its borders, from two years and under, according to the time that he inquired exactly from the mages.

Revelation 11:15

And the seventh messenger did sound, and there came great voices in the heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of the world did become those of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign to the ages of the ages!'

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

The righteous

Proverbs 11:10
In the good of the righteous a city exulteth, And in the destruction of the wicked is singing.
Proverbs 28:12
In the exulting of the righteous the glory is abundant, And in the rising of the wicked man is apprehensive.
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;
Psalm 72:1
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.
Jeremiah 23:5
Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh messenger did sound, and there came great voices in the heaven, saying, 'The kingdoms of the world did become those of our Lord and of His Christ, and he shall reign to the ages of the ages!'

When the wicked

Esther 3:15
The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,
Matthew 2:3
And Herod the king having heard, was stirred, and all Jerusalem with him,