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Proverbs 29:2–4

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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
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From verse 2

  1. Proverbs 28:12Rank 1 from verse 2
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    12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

  2. Proverbs 11:10Rank 2 from verse 2
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    10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  3. Proverbs 28:28Rank 3 from verse 2
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    28When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

  4. Esther 8:15Rank 4 from verse 2
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    15¶ And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

  5. Ecclesiastes 10:5Rank 5 from verse 2
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    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

  6. Esther 3:15Rank 6 from verse 2
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    15The posts went out, being hastened by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

  7. Revelation 11:15Rank 7 from verse 2
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    15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  8. Isaiah 32:1–2Rank 8 from verse 2
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  9. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 9 from verse 2
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  10. Psalms 72:1–7Rank 10 from verse 2
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    1GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

    3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

    5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.

    6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.

    7In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

  11. Matthew 2:16Rank 11 from verse 2
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    16¶ Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.

  12. Matthew 2:3Rank 12 from verse 2
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    3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

From verse 3

  1. Proverbs 27:11Rank 1 from verse 3
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    11My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me.

  2. Luke 15:30Rank 2 from verse 3
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    30But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf.

  3. Proverbs 10:1Rank 3 from verse 3
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    1THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

  4. Proverbs 15:20Rank 4 from verse 3
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    20A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

  5. Luke 15:13Rank 5 from verse 3
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    13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

  6. Proverbs 28:7Rank 6 from verse 3
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    7Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.

  7. Proverbs 6:26Rank 7 from verse 3
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    26For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

  8. Proverbs 21:17Rank 8 from verse 3
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    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  9. Proverbs 5:8–10Rank 9 from verse 3
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    8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:

    9Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:

    10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

  10. Luke 1:13–17Rank 10 from verse 3
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    13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

    14And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

    15For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

    16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  11. Proverbs 21:20Rank 11 from verse 3
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    20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  12. Proverbs 23:15Rank 12 from verse 3
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    15My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.

  13. Proverbs 23:24–25Rank 13 from verse 3
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    24The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

    25Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice.

  14. Proverbs 28:19Rank 14 from verse 3
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    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

From verse 4

  1. Proverbs 29:14Rank 1 from verse 4
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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

  2. Daniel 11:20Rank 2 from verse 4
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    20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

  3. Micah 7:3Rank 3 from verse 4
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    3¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  4. Proverbs 20:8Rank 4 from verse 4
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    8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

  5. 1 Kings 2:12Rank 5 from verse 4
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    12¶ Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

  6. 1 Samuel 13:13Rank 6 from verse 4
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    13And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

  7. 2 Chronicles 9:8Rank 7 from verse 4
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    8Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

  8. 2 Kings 15:18–20Rank 8 from verse 4
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    18And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

    19And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

    20And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

  9. 2 Samuel 8:15Rank 9 from verse 4
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    15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

  10. Isaiah 49:8Rank 10 from verse 4
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    8Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

  11. Isaiah 9:7Rank 11 from verse 4
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    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  12. Jeremiah 22:13–17Rank 12 from verse 4
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    13¶ Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

    14That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

    15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?

    16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.

    17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

  13. Proverbs 16:12Rank 13 from verse 4
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

  14. Proverbs 8:15Rank 14 from verse 4
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    15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

  15. Psalms 89:14Rank 15 from verse 4
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    14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

  16. Psalms 99:4Rank 16 from verse 4
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    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

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Proverbs 29:2

COMBINED MEANING

righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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authority

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1. The right or power to command, rule, judge, speak, or act. 2. A position or exercise of such rule or power.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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rejoice

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1. To be glad, take joy, delight, or exult; to express gladness. 2. To make glad or cause to rejoice.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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rule

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Sense 1: To govern, lead, direct, control, or exercise authority. Sense 2: A standard, principle, prescribed order, measuring line, boundary, or allotted sphere.

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mourn

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Sense 1: To grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.

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Proverbs 29:3

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wisdom

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Knowledge, understanding, judgment, skill, or prudence.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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company

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1. A group, body, assembly, or number gathered or associated together. 2. Companionship or association; to associate with.

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spendeth

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Third-person singular present form of spend. Sense 1: To use, expend, consume, or give out. Sense 2: To pass time or life in a stated manner.

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Proverbs 29:4

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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land

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Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

gifts

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Sense 1: Things given or bestowed; presents. Sense 2: Endowments or abilities. Sense 3: Bribes.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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29:1HE, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

29:2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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29:3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

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29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

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29:5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.

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