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 is merry; and when the ungodly perish, there is gladness.
Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men are in prosperity, then doth honour flourish; but when the ungodly come up, the state of men changeth.
Esther 8:15
As for Mordecai, he went out from the king in royal apparel of yellow and white, and with a great crown of gold, being arrayed with a garment of linen and purple, and the city of Susa rejoiced and was glad:
Psalm 72:1
{Of Solomon} Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall govern after the rule of righteousness, and the princes shall rule according to the balance of equity.
Jeremiah 23:5
"Behold, the time cometh, sayeth the LORD, that I will raise up the righteous Branch of David, which shall bear rule, and discuss matters with wisdom, and shall set up equity and righteousness again in the earth.
Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel blew, and there were made great voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdoms of this world are our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for evermore."
When the wicked
Esther 3:15
And the posts went in all the haste according to the king's commandment. And in the castle of Susa was the commandment devised. And the king and Haman sat and drank. But the city Susa was disquieted.
Ecclesiastes 10:5
Another plague is there, which I have seen under the sun; namely, the ignorance that is commonly among princes:
Matthew 2:3
When Herod the king had heard this, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.