Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Note in…: or, increased
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the righteous
- Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 28:12, 28; Esther 8:15; Psalm 72:1–7; Isaiah 32:1, 2; Jeremiah 23:5, 6; Revelation 11:15
- in authority
- or, increased. when the wicked.
- Esther 3:15; Ecclesiastes 10:5; Matthew 2:3, 16