Old Testament · Wisdom
Proverbs 29:2
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
About Proverbs 29:2
In Proverbs, Proverbs 29:2 addresses the theme of Democracy in the Bible, Leaders in the Bible, and Leadership in the Bible with clarity and depth. This Old Testament wisdom text remains central to Christian understanding and devotional practice on this subject.
Related Verses
- Exodus 18:21
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
- Deuteronomy 1:13
“Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.”
- Acts 6:3
“Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.”
- Proverbs 11:14
“Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.”
- 1 Samuel 8:7
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”
How to Apply Proverbs 29:2
Use Proverbs 29:2 as a daily declaration. Speak it over your circumstances, inserting your name where relevant. Let its promise from Proverbs anchor your perspective as you navigate decisions related to on the theme of Democracy in the Bible, and share it with one person who might need it today.