Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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the righteous

Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12, 28
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves. . . .

Esther 8:15
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king arrayed in royal purple and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Psalm 72:1-7
Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. . . .

Isaiah 32:1, 2
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. . . .

Jeremiah 23:5, 6
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a Righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as king and administer justice and righteousness in the land. . . .

Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever."

in authority or when the wicked

Proverbs 3:15
She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.

Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil I have seen under the sun--an error that proceeds from the ruler:

Matthew 2:3, 16
When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

King James Bible
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan.

International Standard Version
As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.

NET Bible
When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
By the multitude of the righteous, the people increase, and by the authority of the evil, the people will groan.
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