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Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous rejoice, great is the glory, but when the wicked rise to power, people are sought out.
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Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.
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Esther 8:15
Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire, with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle. The city of Susa shouted with joy.
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Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked gain control, people hide themselves, but when they perish, the righteous increase.
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Esther 3:15
The messengers scurried forth with the king’s order. The edict was issued in Susa the citadel. While the king and Haman sat down to drink, the city of Susa was in an uproar!
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Ecclesiastes 10:5
I have seen another misfortune on the earth: It is an error a ruler makes.
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Isaiah 32:1-2
Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
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Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying:“ The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men to kill all the children in Bethlehem and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
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Matthew 2:3
When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
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Psalms 72:1-7
O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions!Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice.He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.People will fear you as long as the sun and moon remain in the sky, for generation after generation.He will descend like rain on the mown grass, like showers that drench the earth.During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.
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Jeremiah 23:5-6
“ I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘ The LORD has provided us with justice.’
