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Ecclesiastes 10:6
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Ecclesiastes 10:6
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6 when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.
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Ecclesiastes 10:6
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Ecclesiastes 10:6
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6 Fools are put in many high positions,(A)
while the rich occupy the low ones.
Proverbs 28:12
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Proverbs 28:12
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12 When the godly succeed, everyone is glad.
When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
Proverbs 28:12
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Proverbs 28:12
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Proverbs 29:2
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Proverbs 29:2
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2 When the godly are in authority, the people rejoice.
But when the wicked are in power, they groan.
Proverbs 29:2
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Proverbs 29:2
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Psalm 12:8
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Psalm 12:8
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8 even though the wicked strut about,
and evil is praised throughout the land.
Psalm 12:8
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Psalm 12:8
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8 who freely strut(A) about
when what is vile is honored by the human race.
Esther 3:1
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Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Plot against the Jews
3 Some time later King Xerxes promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite over all the other nobles, making him the most powerful official in the empire.
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Esther 3:1
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Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Plot to Destroy the Jews
3 After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,(A) elevating him and giving him a seat of honor higher than that of all the other nobles.
Proverbs 28:28
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked take charge, people go into hiding.
When the wicked meet disaster, the godly flourish.
Proverbs 28:28
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding;(A)
but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
1 Kings 12:13-14
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1 Kings 12:13-14
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13 But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors 14 and followed the counsel of his younger advisers. He told the people, “My father laid heavy burdens on you, but I’m going to make them even heavier! My father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions!”
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1 Kings 12:13-14
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1 Kings 12:13-14
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13 The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders, 14 he followed the advice of the young men and said, “My father made your yoke heavy; I will make it even heavier. My father scourged(A) you with whips; I will scourge you with scorpions.”
Judges 9:14-20
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Judges 9:14-20
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14 “Then all the trees finally turned to the thornbush and said,
‘Come, you be our king!’
15 And the thornbush replied to the trees,
‘If you truly want to make me your king,
come and take shelter in my shade.
If not, let fire come out from me
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’”
16 Jotham continued, “Now make sure you have acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelech your king, and that you have done right by Gideon and all of his descendants. Have you treated him with the honor he deserves for all he accomplished? 17 For he fought for you and risked his life when he rescued you from the Midianites. 18 But today you have revolted against my father and his descendants, killing his seventy sons on one stone. And you have chosen his slave woman’s son, Abimelech, to be your king just because he is your relative.
19 “If you have acted honorably and in good faith toward Gideon and his descendants today, then may you find joy in Abimelech, and may he find joy in you. 20 But if you have not acted in good faith, then may fire come out from Abimelech and devour the leading citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo; and may fire come out from the citizens of Shechem and Beth-millo and devour Abimelech!”
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Judges 9:14-20
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Judges 9:14-20
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14 “Finally all the trees said to the thornbush, ‘Come and be our king.’
15 “The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade;(A) but if not, then let fire come out(B) of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’(C)
16 “Have you acted honorably and in good faith by making Abimelek king? Have you been fair to Jerub-Baal and his family? Have you treated him as he deserves? 17 Remember that my father fought for you and risked(D) his life to rescue you from the hand of Midian. 18 But today you have revolted against my father’s family. You have murdered his seventy sons(E) on a single stone and have made Abimelek, the son of his female slave, king over the citizens of Shechem because he is related to you. 19 So have you acted honorably and in good faith toward Jerub-Baal and his family today?(F) If you have, may Abimelek be your joy, and may you be his, too! 20 But if you have not, let fire come out(G) from Abimelek and consume you, the citizens of Shechem(H) and Beth Millo,(I) and let fire come out from you, the citizens of Shechem and Beth Millo, and consume Abimelek!”
James 2:3-5
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James 2:3-5
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3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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James 2:3-5
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James 2:3-5
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3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(A) with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(B) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(C) to be rich in faith(D) and to inherit the kingdom(E) he promised those who love him?(F)
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