14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule
Most Relevant Verses
Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.
When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.
“Its abundant produce is for the kings
Whom You have set over us because of our sins;
They also rule over our bodies
And over our cattle as they please,
So we are in great distress.
And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.
O My people! Children are their oppressors,
And women rule over them.
O My people! Your leaders lead you astray
And confuse (destroy, swallow up) the direction of your paths.
I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation].
I will set My face against you so that you will be struck down before your enemies; those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one is pursuing you.
He gave them into the hands of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower is servant to the lender.
When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying,
“You have a robe, you shall be our judge and ruler,
And this pile of ruins will be under your control,”
He will protest on that day, saying,
“I will not be a governor;
For in my house there is neither bread nor clothing;
You should not make me a judge and ruler of the people.”
Servants rule over us;
There is no one to rescue us out of their hand.
But his citizens [the residents of his new kingdom] hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be a king over us.’
“Do you think that you become a king because you have much more cedar [in your palace than Solomon]?
Did not your father [Josiah], as he ate and drank,
Do just and righteous acts [being upright and in right standing with God]?
Then all was well with him.
Bible Theasaurus
- Rule (395 instances)
- Unsuitable (2 instances)