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Proverbs 29:2
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When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,but when the wicked rule, people groan.
When the righteous thrive, 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.
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked person rules, people groan.
When good people do well, everyone is happy, but when evil people rule, everyone groans.
When the righteous are in authority and become great, the people rejoice; But when the wicked man rules, the people groan and sigh.
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; But when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.
When the righteous increase, the people are glad,But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When justice rules a nation, everyone is glad; when injustice rules, everyone groans.
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice; but when the wicked are in power, the people groan.
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When the righteous are many, the people increase; but when the wicked are in authority, the people groan.
Show me a righteous ruler and I will show you a happy people. Show me a wicked ruler and I will show you a miserable people.
When the righteous are numerous, the people will rejoice, but when the wicked are ruling, people will groan.
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people sigh.
Where ye rightuous haue the ouer hande, ye people are in prosperite: but where the vngodly beareth rule, there ye people mourne.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.
When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourne.
When the ryghteous are in aucthoritie the people do reioyce: but when the wicked beare rule, the people mourne.
Let thy neighbour, and not thine own mouth, praise thee; a stranger, and not thine own lips.
When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice: but when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.
The comynalte schal be glad in the multipliyng of iust men; whanne wickid men han take prinshod, the puple schal weyle.
When the righteous have increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man bears rule, the people sigh.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan.
When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
When those who are right with God rule, the people are glad, but when a sinful man rules, the people have sorrow.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
When the righteous become great, the people rejoice, but, when a lawless man beareth rule, a people sigh.
When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.
When good people run things, everyone is glad, but when the ruler is bad, everyone groans.
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the righteous: Proverbs 11:10, Proverbs 28:12, Proverbs 28:28, Esther 8:15, Psalms 72:1-7, Isaiah 32:1, Isaiah 32:2, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Revelation 11:15
in authority: or, increased
when the wicked: Esther 3:15, Ecclesiastes 10:5, Matthew 2:3, Matthew 2:16
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 11:14 - all the people 2 Kings 11:20 - rejoiced 1 Chronicles 12:40 - there was joy 2 Chronicles 23:13 - all the people Job 29:11 - the ear Psalms 101:6 - Mine Proverbs 29:16 - the wicked Revelation 19:7 - be glad
Cross-References
In the evening, when the women come out to get water, he went to the water well outside the city. He made the camels kneel down at the well.
Here I am, standing by this well of water, and the young women from the city are coming out to get water.
Then Jacob said, "How is he?" They answered, "He is well. Look, that is his daughter Rachel coming now with his sheep."
Jacob said, "Look, it is still day and long before the sun sets. It is not yet time for the animals to be gathered together for the night. So give them water and let them go back into the field."
One day Laban said to Jacob, "You are a relative of mine. It is not right for you to continue working for me without pay. What should I pay you?"
Now Laban had two daughters. The older was Leah and the younger was Rachel.
He gives me green pastures to lie in. He leads me by calm pools of water.
They will not be hungry or thirsty. The hot sun and wind will not hurt them. Their Comforter will lead them. He will lead them by springs of water.
Jacob's well was there. Jesus was tired from his long trip, so he sat down beside the well. It was about noon.
But anyone who drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. The water I give people will be like a spring flowing inside them. It will bring them eternal life."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
When the righteous are in authority,.... Or "are increased" g; either in number or in riches, or in power and dominion; are set in high places, and have the exercise of civil government and the execution of the laws in their hands; for the protection of good men in their civil and religious privileges, and for the punishment of evil men; for the encouraging of all that is good, and for the discouraging of everything that is bad;
the people rejoice; the whole body of the people, because of the public good; a state is happy under such an administration; everyone feels and enjoys the advantage of it; see 1 Kings 4:20;
but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn; or "groan" h, or "will groan", under their tyranny and oppression, and because of the sad state of things; the number of good men is lessened, being cut off, or obliged to flee; wicked men and wickedness are encouraged and promoted; heavy taxes are laid upon them, and exorbitant demands made and cruelty, injustice, and arbitrary power exercised; and no man's person and property safe; see Proverbs 10:11.
g ברבות "cum augentur", Junius Tremellius "cum multiplicati fuerit, vel multiplicantur", Vatablus, Baynus, Cocceius, Michaelis; "in multiplicari justos", Montanus. h יאנח "gemet", Pagninus, Montanus, V. L. "gemit", Michaelis; "ingemiscit", Schultens; so the Tugurine version, Mercerus; "suspirat", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius.
