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 is shouting.
Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple. And the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Psalm 72:1
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh agent sounded, and great voices occurred in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he will reign into the ages of the ages.
When the wicked
Esther 3:15
The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out 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 an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceeds from the ruler:
Matthew 2:3
And Herod the king having heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.