Proverbs 28:12

Society flourishes when the righteous prevail but withers when the wicked rise to power. It shows the public impact of who holds influence.

Cross-references · 20

• Prov 29:2When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
• Prov 11:10When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
• Prov 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
• Esth 8:15–17Mordecai 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.
• Job 29:11–20For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
• Heb 11:37–38They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
• 2 Chr 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
• 1 Chr 29:20–22Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
• 1 Kgs 17:3–24“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
• 1 Chr 16:7–36On that day David first committed to Asaph and his brothers this song of thanksgiving to the LORD:
• Luke 19:37–38And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
• 1 Chr 15:25–28So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.
• Jer 36:26Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, as well as Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel, to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.
• 2 Chr 30:22–27And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
• Eccl 10:16Woe to you, O land whose king is a youth, and whose princes feast in the morning.
• 1 Sam 24:11See, my father, look at the corner of your robe in my hand. For I cut it off, but I did not kill you. See and know that there is no evil or rebellion in my hands. I have not sinned against you, even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
• 1 Kgs 19:3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,
• Eccl 10:5–6There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:
• Jer 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
• 1 Kgs 18:13Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.

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