14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule

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Proverbs 19:10


Luxury is not fitting for a fool;
Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Proverbs 28:2


When a land does wrong, it has many princes,
But when the ruler is a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability endures.

Nehemiah 9:37


“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.

Isaiah 3:4


And I will make mere boys their princes,
And capricious (impulsive, unpredictable) children will rule over them.

Ecclesiastes 10:16

Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and when your [incompetent] officials and princes feast in the morning.

Leviticus 26:17

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.

Psalm 106:41


He gave them into the hands of the nations,
And those who hated them ruled over them.

Isaiah 3:6-7


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.”

Lamentations 5:8


Servants rule over us;
There is no one to rescue us out of their hand.

Luke 19:14

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.’

Jeremiah 22:15


“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.

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