12When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
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When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. …
There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12)Note, 1. The comfort of the people of God is the honour of the nation in which they live. There is a great glory dwelling in the land when the righteous do rejoice , when they have their liberty, the free exercise of their religion, and are not persecuted, when the government countenances them and speaks comfortably to them, when they prosper and grow rich, and, much more, when they are preferred…
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