TOPICAL BIBLE
Rulers
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Psalm 72:16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.Psalm 72:17His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.Psalm 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.Psalm 82:3“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.Psalm 82:4Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”Psalm 94:20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?Psalm 94:21They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.Psalm 110:5The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.Psalm 148:11kings of the earth and all peoples; princes and all judges of the earth;Psalm 148:13let them praise the name of Yahweh, for his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.Proverbs 16:10Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.Proverbs 17:7Arrogant speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.Proverbs 17:15He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.Proverbs 17:26Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.Proverbs 20:26A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.Proverbs 20:28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.Proverbs 24:23These also are sayings of the wise. To show partiality in judgment is not good.Proverbs 24:24He who says to the wicked, “You are righteous;” peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him—Proverbs 24:25but it will go well with those who convict the guilty, and a rich blessing will come on them.Proverbs 24:26An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.Proverbs 25:2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter.Proverbs 25:3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.Proverbs 25:5Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.Proverbs 28:2In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.Proverbs 28:15As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.Proverbs 28:16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.Proverbs 28:28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.Proverbs 29:2When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.Proverbs 29:4The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.Proverbs 29:12If a ruler listens to lies, all of his officials are wicked.Proverbs 29:14The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.Proverbs 30:21“For three things the earth tremble, and under four, it can’t bear up:Proverbs 30:22For a servant when he is king; a fool when he is filled with food;Proverbs 31:4It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’Proverbs 31:5lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.Proverbs 31:9Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”Ecclesiastes 3:16Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.”Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of those who were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn’t know how to receive admonition any more.Ecclesiastes 4:14For out of prison he came forth to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.Ecclesiastes 5:8If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.Ecclesiastes 8:4for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”Ecclesiastes 8:9All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.Ecclesiastes 10:6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.Ecclesiastes 10:7I have seen servants on horses, and princes walking like servants on the earth.Ecclesiastes 10:16Woe to you, land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!Ecclesiastes 10:17Happy are you, land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!Isaiah 1:23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes, and follows after rewards. They don’t judge the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.Isaiah 3:12As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. My people, those who lead you cause you to err, and destroy the way of your paths.Isaiah 3:14Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: “It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.Isaiah 3:15What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.Isaiah 5:22Woe to those who are mighty to drink wine, and champions at mixing strong drink;