14 Bible Verses about Unsuitable Rule

Delight is not becoming to the foolish one; much less for a servant to rule over chiefs.

In the transgression of a land many its chiefs: and by a man understanding to know, the place shall be extended.

And its produce being much for the kings whom thou gavest over us in our sins: and ruling over our bodies and upon our cattle according to their will, and we in great straits.

And I gave boys their chiefs, and the petulant shall rule over them.

Wo! to thee, O land: thy king a youth, and thy chiefs will eat in the morning.

My people, their tyrants from children, and women ruled over them. My people, they calling thee happy, causing to err; they destroyed the way of thy paths.

And I trust not the woman to teach, neither to exercise authority over the man, but to be in freedom from care.

And I gave my face against you, and ye were slain before your enemies: and they hating you ruled over you, and ye fled and none pursued you.

And he will give them into the hand of the nations; and they hating them shall rule over them.

The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.

For a man shall seize upon his brother of the house of his father, A garment to thee, thou shalt be chief to us, this ruin under thy hand: He shall lift up in that day, saying, I will not be binding up; and in my house no bread and no garment: thou shalt not set me a chief of the people.

Servants ruled over us: none delivering from their hand.

And his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying, We wish not this to reign over us.

Shalt thou reign, for thou art kindled with cedar? did not thy father eat and drink and do judgment and justice, then it was well to him?