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 goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; 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 conceal themselves.
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 mantle of byssus and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
Psalm 72:1
{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded his trumpet: and there were great voices in the heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world of our Lord and of his Christ is come, and he shall reign to the ages of ages.
When the wicked
Esther 3:15
The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error that proceedeth from the ruler:
Matthew 2:3
But Herod the king having heard of it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;