Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
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In Context
1A man who remains stiff-necked after much reproof will suddenly be shattered beyond recovery.
Cross References
Esther 8:15Mordecai 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.
Proverbs 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
Ecclesiastes 10:5There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Jeremiah 23:5Behold, 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.
Matthew 2:16When 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.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy. Here, 1. The obstinacy of many wicked people in a wicked way is to be greatly lamented. They are often reproved by parents and friends, by magistrates and ministers, by the providence of God and by their own consciences, have had their sins set in order before them and fair warning given them of the consequences of them, but all in vain; they harden their necks. Perhaps they fling away,… Read the whole commentary →