Proverbs 28:28

Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

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Genesis 21:10
Therefore she said to Abraham, “Cast out this servant and her son! For the son of this servant will not be heir with my son, Isaac.”

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Judges 9:14
“Then all the trees said to the bramble, ‘Come and reign over us.’

Judges 9:15
“The bramble said to the trees, ‘If in truth you anoint me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade; and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’

Judges 9:16
“Now therefore, if you have dealt truly and righteously, in that you have made Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him according to the deserving of his hands

Judges 9:17
(for my father fought for you, risked his life, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian;

Judges 9:18
and you have risen up against my father’s house today and have slain his sons, seventy persons, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother);

Judges 9:19
if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;

Judges 9:20
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem and from the house of Millo and devour Abimelech.”

1 Kings 12:13
The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

1 Kings 12:14
and spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.”

Esther 3:1
After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.

Psalms 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

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Esther 8:16
The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.

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Esther 8:17
In every province and in every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

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Job 24:22
Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

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Job 30:3
They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.

Job 30:4
They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom tree are their food.

Job 30:5
They are driven out from among men. They cry after them as after a thief,

Job 30:6
so that they live in frightful valleys, and in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

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Job 33:12
“Behold, I will answer you. In this you are not just, for God is greater than man.

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Psalms 15:4
in whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn’t change;

Psalms 34:15
Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Psalms 101:6
My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he will serve me.

Psalms 119:63
I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts.

Ecclesiastes 10:5
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

Matthew 24:45
“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

Luke 12:43
Blessed is that servant whom his lord will find doing so when he comes.

Luke 12:44
Truly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

Romans 13:1
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

Romans 13:2
Therefore he who resists the authority withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

Romans 13:3
For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the authority,

Romans 13:4
for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

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Proverbs 3:7
Don’t be wise in your own eyes. Fear Yahweh, and depart from evil.

Proverbs 28:24
Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is a partner with a destroyer.

Proverbs 28:25
One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

Proverbs 28:26
One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

Proverbs 28:27
One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

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Job 20:19
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.

Proverbs 9:18
But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Proverbs 29:1
He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

Proverbs 29:3
Whoever loves wisdom brings joy to his father; but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Amos 5:13
Therefore a prudent person keeps silent in such a time, for it is an evil time.

James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

James 5:5
You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

James 5:6
You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

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Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

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Esther 3:15
The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.

Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:2
In rebellion, a land has many rulers, but order is maintained by a man of understanding and knowledge.

Proverbs 28:3
A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

Proverbs 28:15
As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

Proverbs 28:16
A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

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Psalms 72:1
God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

Psalms 72:2
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

Psalms 72:3
The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.

Psalms 72:4
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

Psalms 72:5
They shall fear you while the sun endures; and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.

Psalms 72:6
He will come down like rain on the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.

Psalms 72:7
In his days, the righteous shall flourish, and abundance of peace, until the moon is no more.

Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

Isaiah 32:2
A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

Jeremiah 23:5
“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will raise to David a righteous Branch; and he will reign as king and deal wisely, and will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely. This is his name by which he will be called: Yahweh our righteousness.

Daniel 2:44
“In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, nor will its sovereignty be left to another people; but it will break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it will stand forever.

1 Corinthians 1:30
Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel sounded, and great voices in heaven followed, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ. He will reign forever and ever!”

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Proverbs 11:21
Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:11
Behold, all those who are incensed against you will be disappointed and confounded. Those who strive with you will be like nothing, and shall perish.

Isaiah 41:12
You will seek them, and won’t find them, even those who contend with you. Those who war against you will be as nothing, as a nonexistent thing.

Isaiah 41:13
For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

Isaiah 54:14
You will be established in righteousness. You will be far from oppression, for you will not be afraid, and far from terror, for it shall not come near you.

Isaiah 54:15
Behold, they may gather together, but not by me. Whoever gathers together against you will fall because of you.

Isaiah 54:16
“Behold, I have created the blacksmith who fans the coals into flame, and forges a weapon for his work; and I have created the destroyer to destroy.

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh.

Isaiah 55:10
For as the rain comes down and the snow from the sky, and doesn’t return there, but waters the earth, and makes it grow and bud, and gives seed to the sower and bread to the eater;

Daniel 2:24
Therefore Daniel went in to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He went and said this to him: “Don’t destroy the wise men of Babylon. Bring me in before the king, and I will show to the king the interpretation.”

Matthew 16:18
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

Acts 5:39
But if it is of God, you will not be able to overthrow it, and you would be found even to be fighting against God!”

Acts 6:7
The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Acts 12:23
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn’t give God the glory. Then he was eaten by worms and died.

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Acts 11:21
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

Acts 19:20
So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

Colossians 1:6
which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

2 Thessalonians 3:1
Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

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