A moment in scripture
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.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 29:1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
- Proverbs 29:3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
- Proverbs 29:4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.