KJV
King James VersionProverbs 29:2 (KJV)
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
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Proverbs 29 — surrounding verses
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He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
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3When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.