Proverbs 29:2

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Proverbs 29:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.

2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

4 By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

Esther 8:15

Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

Psalms 72:1

Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

Psalms 72:2

May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.

Psalms 72:3

May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.

Psalms 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

Psalms 72:5

May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.

Psalms 72:6

May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.

Psalms 72:7

May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

Isaiah 32:2

Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

Jeremiah 23:5

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:6

In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Revelation 11:15

Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

Esther 3:15

The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

Ecclesiastes 10:5

There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:16

When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.