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 righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, men hide 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 garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
Psalm 72:1
[A Psalm of Solomon.] Give the king your judgments, O God, and your righteousness unto the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of this 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, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an 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.