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Quotes About Authority

A large population is a kingís splendor, but a lack of subjects is a princeís ruin.
~ Proverbs 14:28
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
~ Proverbs 14:35
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
~ Proverbs 16:10
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
~ Proverbs 16:12
The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
~ Proverbs 16:14
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
~ Proverbs 17:2
Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!
~ Proverbs 17:7
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
~ Proverbs 19:10
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
~ Proverbs 20:2
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
~ Proverbs 20:8
Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness.
~ Proverbs 20:20
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
~ Proverbs 20:26
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
~ Proverbs 22:7
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
~ Proverbs 24:21
Remove the wicked from the kingís presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
~ Proverbs 25:5
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
~ Proverbs 25:6
for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you should be demoted in the presence of the prince. Even what you have seen with your own eyes,
~ Proverbs 25:7
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
~ Proverbs 26:3
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
~ Proverbs 28:15
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
~ Proverbs 29:4
If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.
~ Proverbs 29:12
A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
~ Proverbs 29:14
A servant cannot be corrected by words alone; though he understands, he will not respond.
~ Proverbs 29:19
Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.
~ Proverbs 30:6