Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
The righteous
When the wicked
Bible References
The righteous
Proverbs 11:10
When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are feasts.
Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous rejoice, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, the sane man hides himself.
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white and with a great crown of gold and with a mantel of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Psalm 72:1
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, one king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall preside unto judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet, and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are reduced unto our Lord and to his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
When the wicked
Esther 3:15
The posts went out in haste by the king's commandment, and the law was given in Shushan, the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is another evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler:
Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.