Cross references

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice,

but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Proverbs 29:2 BSB

Proverbs 29:2 has 12 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 28:12 (25 votes) and Proverbs 11:10 (21 votes). 15 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from 2 Kings 11 to Revelation 19.

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Which verses does Proverbs 29:2 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

  2. When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

  3. When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

  4. Esther 8:1512 votes

    Mordecai 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.

  5. There is an evil I have seen under the sun—an error that proceeds from the ruler:

  6. The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

  7. Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

  8. Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. …

  9. Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.

  10. Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.

Which verses point to Proverbs 29:2?

The 10 strongest of 15.