Quotes About Ruler

But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.”

When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

Then you shall go up with him, and he is to come and sit on my throne and reign in my place. For I have appointed him ruler over Israel and Judah.”

Nevertheless, I will not take the whole kingdom out of Solomonís hand, because I have made him ruler all the days of his life for the sake of David My servant, whom I chose because he kept My commandments and statutes.

Go, tell Jeroboam that this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ëI raised you up from among the people and appointed you ruler over My people Israel.

“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.

And though Judah prevailed over his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

Even in times past, while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And the LORD your God said, ëYou will shepherd My people Israel, and you will be ruler over them.í”

Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

The king sent and released him; the ruler of peoples set him free.

Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,

Many seek the rulerís favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

If the rulerís temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest.

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

Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.

I have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.

Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from their midst. And I will bring him near, and he will approach Me, for who would dare on his own to approach Me?” declares the LORD.

It had strong branches, fit for a rulerís scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.

I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.

The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

But I have heard about you, that you are able to give interpretations and solve difficult problems. Therefore, if you can read this inscription and give me its interpretation, you will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around your neck, and you will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”