'Ruler' in the Bible

So now, you yourselves did not send me here, but God put me here as father to Pharaoh and as master of all his household, and a ruler over all the land of Egypt.

And they spoke to him, saying, "Joseph [is] still alive, and he [is] ruler over all the land of Egypt." And his heart {went numb}, because he did not believe him.

Is it too little that you have brought us from a land that flows with milk and honey to kill us in the desert, and that you also appoint yourself as a ruler over us?

And he selected [the] best [part] for himself, for there [the] portion of a ruler [is] included, and he came [with the] heads of [the] people; he did the righteousness of Yahweh, and his regulations for Israel."

[The] king sent and he freed him; [the] ruler of [the] peoples [sent] and let him loose.

He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions,

It has no chief, officer, or ruler.

{Fine speech} [is] not becoming a fool, {still less} [is] {false speech} for a ruler.

When you sit to eat with a ruler, you shall surely observe what [is] before you,

{With patience} a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone.

[Like] a roaring lion and a charging bear [is] a wicked ruler over a poor people.

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, [but] those who hate unjust gain will have long days.

A ruler listening to a word of falsehood, all his officials are wicked.

Many are those who seek the {favor} of a ruler, but from Yahweh {one obtains justice}.

The words of the wise are heard in peace [more] than the shouting of a ruler [is heard] among the fools.

If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness can undo great offenses.

There is an evil I have seen under the sun-- [it is] an error that proceeds from a ruler!

Send a ram [to the] ruler [of the] land, from Sela [across the] desert to the mountain of {daughter Zion}.

And their noble will be from them, and their ruler will come out from their midst. And I will bring him near and he will approach me. For who [is] he that would pledge his heart to approach me?' {declares} Yahweh.

Now {so that you are not fainthearted}, and you are afraid at the rumors that are heard in the land-- and in the year the rumor comes, and in the year after it the rumor, and violence [is] in the land, with ruler against ruler--

and [also] {human beings wherever they dwell}, the animals of the field and the birds of heaven--he has given into your hand and made you ruler over all of them--you are the head of gold.

Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon and the chief prefect over all the wise men of Babylon.

Then Belshazzar commanded, and they clothed Daniel [with] purple and [placed] a necklace of gold around his neck, and they made a proclamation concerning him that he would be [the] third ruler [in authority] in the kingdom.

And I will cut off [the] ruler from its midst and I will kill all of its officials with him," says Yahweh.

Now muster troops, O daughter of troops; a siege he puts against us. They strike the ruler of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, [too] small to be among the clans of Judah, from you one will go out for me, to be ruler in Israel; and his origins [are] from of old, from ancient days.

You make humankind like fish of the sea, like crawling creatures that have no ruler among them.

From them [the] cornerstone will go out, from them [the] tent peg, from them [the] battle bow, from them every ruler, [all] together.

'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for from you will go out a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

But the Pharisees were saying, "By the ruler of demons he expels the demons!"

But the Pharisees, [when they] heard [it], said, "This man does not expel demons except by Beelzebul the ruler of demons!"

And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, "He is possessed by Beelzebul!" and "By the ruler of the demons he expels the demons!"

But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"

And they came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and saw a commotion, and [people] weeping and wailing loudly.

And behold, a man {who was named} Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus [and] began imploring him to come to his house,

But some of them said, "By Beelzebul the ruler of demons he expels demons!"

But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, answered [and] said to the crowd, "There are six days on which it is necessary to work. Therefore come [and] be healed on them, and not on the day of the Sabbath!"

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, "Good Teacher, [by] doing what will I inherit eternal life?"

Now there was a man of the Pharisees {whose name was} Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

Now is the judgment of this world! Now the ruler of this world will be thrown out!

I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world is coming, and he has {no power} {over} me.

and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.

and rescued him from all his afflictions and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And he appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

But the one who was doing wrong to [his] neighbor pushed him aside, saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge over us?

This Moses whom they had repudiated, saying, 'Who appointed you a ruler and a judge?'--this man God sent [as] both ruler and redeemer with {the help} of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed in the Lord together with his whole household. And many of the Corinthians, [when they] heard about [it], believed and were baptized.

So they all seized Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, [and] began beating [him] in front of the judgment seat. And none of these [things] was a concern to Gallio.

And Paul said, "I did not know, brothers, that he was high priest. For it is written, 'You must not speak evil [of] a ruler of your people.'"

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit now working in the sons of disobedience,

and you are filled in him, who is the head over every ruler and authority,

and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To the one who loves us and released us from our sins by his blood