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Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, people groan.
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Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous thrive, a city rejoices, and when the wicked die, there is joyful shouting.
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Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked come to power, people hide, but when they are destroyed, the righteous flourish.
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1 Kings 18 13
Wasn’t it reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the Lord’s prophets? I hid 100 of the prophets of the Lord, 50 men to a cave, and I provided them with food and water.
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Jeremiah 5:1
Roam through the streets of Jerusalem. Look and take note; search in her squares. If you find one person, any who acts justly, who seeks to be faithful, then I will forgive her.
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1 Chronicles 16 7-1 Chronicles 16 36
On that day David decreed for the first time that thanks be given to the Lord by Asaph and his relatives:Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name; proclaim His deeds among the peoples.Sing to Him; sing praise to Him; tell about all His wonderful works!Honor His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.Search for the Lord and for His strength; seek His face always.Remember the wonderful works He has done, His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced,you offspring of Israel His servant, Jacob’s descendants— His chosen ones.He is the Lord our God; His judgments govern the whole earth.Remember His covenant forever— the promise He ordained for a thousand generations,the covenant He made with Abraham, swore to Isaac,and confirmed to Jacob as a decree, and to Israel as an everlasting covenant:“ I will give the land of Canaan to you as your inherited portion.”When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaanwandering from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another,He allowed no one to oppress them; He rebuked kings on their behalf:“ Do not touch My anointed ones or harm My prophets.”Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation from day to day.Declare His glory among the nations, His wonderful works among all peoples.For the Lord is great and highly praised; He is feared above all gods.For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the Lord made the heavens.Splendor and majesty are before Him; strength and joy are in His place.Ascribe to the Lord, families of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.Ascribe to Yahweh the glory of His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness;tremble before Him, all the earth. The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken.Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations,“ The Lord is King!”Let the sea and everything in it resound; let the fields and all that is in them exult.Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord, for He is coming to judge the earth.Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.And say:“ Save us, God of our salvation; gather us and rescue us from the nations so that we may give thanks to Your holy name and rejoice in Your praise.May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised from everlasting to everlasting.” Then all the people said,“ Amen” and“ Praise the Lord.”
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1 Kings 17 3-1 Kings 17 24
“ Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself at the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there.”So he did what the Lord commanded. Elijah left and lived by the Wadi Cherith where it enters the Jordan.The ravens kept bringing him bread and meat in the morning and in the evening, and he drank from the wadi.After a while, the wadi dried up because there had been no rain in the land.Then the word of the Lord came to him:“ Get up, go to Zarephath that belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman who is a widow to provide for you there.”So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow woman gathering wood. Elijah called to her and said,“ Please bring me a little water in a cup and let me drink.”As she went to get it, he called to her and said,“ Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand.”But she said,“ As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked— only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”Then Elijah said to her,“ Don’t be afraid; go and do as you have said. But first make me a small loaf from it and bring it out to me. Afterward, you may make some for yourself and your son,for this is what the Lord God of Israel says,‘ The flour jar will not become empty and the oil jug will not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the surface of the land.”So she proceeded to do according to the word of Elijah. Then the woman, Elijah, and her household ate for many days.The flour jar did not become empty, and the oil jug did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord He had spoken through Elijah.After this, the son of the woman who owned the house became ill. His illness became very severe until no breath remained in him.She said to Elijah,“ Man of God, what do we have in common? Have you come to remind me of my guilt and to kill my son?”But Elijah said to her,“ Give me your son.” So he took him from her arms, brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.Then he cried out to the Lord and said,“ My Lord God, have You also brought tragedy on the widow I am staying with by killing her son?”Then he stretched himself out over the boy three times. He cried out to the Lord and said,“ My Lord God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”So the Lord listened to Elijah’s voice, and the boy’s life returned to him, and he lived.Then Elijah took the boy, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. Elijah said,“ Look, your son is alive.”Then the woman said to Elijah,“ Now I know you are a man of God and the Lord’s word from your mouth is true.”
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1 Kings 19 3
Then Elijah became afraid and immediately ran for his life. When he came to Beer-sheba that belonged to Judah, he left his servant there,
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2 Chronicles 7 10
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, rejoicing and with happy hearts for the goodness the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
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Job 29:11-20
When they heard me, they blessed me, and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.I clothed myself in righteousness, and it enveloped me; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame.I was a father to the needy, and I examined the case of the stranger.I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.So I thought: I will die in my own nest and multiply my days as the sand.My roots will have access to water, and the dew will rest on my branches all night.My strength will be refreshed within me, and my bow will be renewed in my hand.
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1 Chronicles 15 25-1 Chronicles 15 28
David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands went with rejoicing to bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from the house of Obed-edom.While the Levites were carrying the ark of the covenant of the Lord, with God’s help, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.Now David was dressed in a robe of fine linen, as were all the Levites who were carrying the ark, as well as the singers and Chenaniah, the music leader of the singers. David also wore a linen ephod.So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouts, the sound of the ram’s horn, trumpets, and cymbals, and the playing of harps and lyres.
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1 Samuel 24 11
See, my father! Look at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Look and recognize that there is no evil or rebellion in me. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my life.
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1 Chronicles 29 20-1 Chronicles 29 22
Then David said to the whole assembly,“ Praise the Lord your God.” So the whole assembly praised the Lord God of their ancestors. They bowed down and paid homage to the Lord and the king.The following day they offered sacrifices to the Lord and burnt offerings to the Lord: 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, and 1,000 lambs, along with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel.They ate and drank with great joy in the Lord’s presence that day. Then, for a second time, they made David’s son Solomon king; they anointed him as the Lord’s ruler, and Zadok as the priest.
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Esther 8:15-17
Mordecai went from the king’s presence clothed in royal purple and white, with a great gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. The city of Susa shouted and rejoiced,and the Jews celebrated with gladness, joy, and honor.In every province and every city, wherever the king’s command and his law reached, joy and rejoicing took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday. And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them.
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Hebrews 11:37-38
They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they died by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, and mistreated.The world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and on mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
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Ecclesiastes 10:5-6
There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error proceeding from the presence of the ruler:The fool is appointed to great heights, but the rich remain in lowly positions.
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2 Chronicles 30 22-2 Chronicles 30 27
Then Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the Lord. They ate at the appointed festival for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,for Hezekiah king of Judah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the congregation. Also, the officials contributed 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep for the congregation, and many priests consecrated themselves.Then the whole assembly of Judah with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly that came from Israel, the foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and those who were living in Judah, rejoiced.There was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this was known since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.
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Jeremiah 36:26
Then the king commanded Jerahmeel the king’s son, Seraiah son of Azriel, and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet, but the Lord had hidden them.
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Luke 19:37-38
Now He came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:The King who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One. Peace in heaven and glory in the highest heaven!
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Ecclesiastes 10:16
Woe to you, land, when your king is a youth and your princes feast in the morning.