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 shouts of gladness.
Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, people hide themselves.
Esther 8:15
Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and white, with a great golden crown and a robe of fine linen and purple, and the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.
Psalm 72:1
Give the king your justice, O God, and your righteousness to the royal son!
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for 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
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever."
When the wicked
Esther 3:15
The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and the decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was thrown into confusion.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as it were an error proceeding from the ruler:
Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him;