New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, But when a wicked man rules, people groan.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When righteous people increase, the people of God rejoice, but when a wicked person rules, everybody groans. King James Bible
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Authority Beareth Evil Glad Grief Groan Increase Increased Mourn Multiplying Power Rejoice Righteous Rule Ruler Rules Ruling Sigh Thrive Upright Wicked Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 2 This is what was said before, ch. 28:12, 28. 1. The people will have cause to rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked; for, if the righteous be in authority, sin will be punished and restrained, religion and virtue will be supported and kept in reputation; but, if the wicked get power in their hands, wickedness will abound, religion and religious people will be persecuted, and so the ends of government will be perverted. 2. The people will actually rejoice or mourn according as their rulers are righteous or wicked. Such a conviction are even the common people under of the excellency of virtue and religion that they will rejoice when they see them preferred and countenanced; and, on the contrary, let men have ever so much honour or power, if they be wicked and vicious, and use it ill, they make themselves contemptible and base before all the people (as those priests, Mal. 2:9) and subjects will think themselves miserable under such a government. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: a But groan increase man people rejoice righteous rule rules the thrive When wicked Bible Browser | 
