Ecclesiastes 10:6
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- Ecclesiastes 10:6 exalted positions
Proverbs 28:12
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12 When the righteous rejoice, there is great (A)glory;
But when the wicked arise, men [a]hide themselves.
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- Proverbs 28:12 Lit. will be searched for
Proverbs 29:2
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2 When the righteous [a]are in authority, the (A)people rejoice;
But when a wicked man rules, (B)the people groan.
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- Proverbs 29:2 become great
Psalm 12:8
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8 The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Esther 3:1
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Haman’s Conspiracy Against the Jews
3 After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the (A)Agagite, and (B)advanced him and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
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Proverbs 28:28
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28 When the wicked arise, (A)men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.
1 Kings 12:13-14
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13 Then the king answered the people [a]roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him; 14 and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, “My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with [b]scourges!”
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- 1 Kings 12:13 harshly
- 1 Kings 12:14 Lit. scorpions
Judges 9:14-20
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14 “Then all the trees said to the bramble,
‘You come and reign over us!’
15 And the bramble said to the trees,
‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,
Then come and take shelter in my (A)shade;
But if not, (B)let fire come out of the bramble
And devour the (C)cedars of Lebanon!’
16 “Now therefore, if you have acted in truth and sincerity in making Abimelech king, and if you have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house, and have done to him (D)as[a] he deserves— 17 for my (E)father fought for you, risked his life, and (F)delivered you out of the hand of Midian; 18 (G)but you have risen up against my father’s house this day, and killed his seventy sons on one stone, and made Abimelech, the son of his (H)female servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother— 19 if then you have acted in truth and sincerity with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then (I)rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you. 20 But if not, (J)let fire come from Abimelech and devour the men of Shechem and Beth Millo; and let fire come from the men of Shechem and from Beth Millo and devour Abimelech!”
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- Judges 9:16 Lit. according to the doing of his hands
James 2:3-5
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3 and you [a]pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not [b]shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him?
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