2 When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 29:2
Correction, Justice, Righteous Rule, Fear of Man, and Trust in the LORD
The chapter moves from hardened resistance to correction, to righteous and wicked leadership, to justice for the poor, to public conflict and anger, to the influence of rulers, to discipline and revelation, to speech and pride, and finally to fear of man, trust in the LORD, and the ultimate source of justice.
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Verse 2
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When the righteous צַ֭דִּיקִים H6662 Adjective - masculine plural flourish בִּרְב֣וֹת H7235 Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the people הָעָ֑ם H5971 Article | Noun - masculine singular rejoice יִשְׂמַ֣ח H8055 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular but when the wicked רָ֝שָׁ֗ע H7563 Adjective - masculine singular rule וּבִמְשֹׁ֥ל H4910 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct the people עָֽם׃ H5971 Noun - masculine singular groan יֵאָ֥נַֽח H584 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular