Quotes about Power
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Proverbs 8:15
By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
- Proverbs 8:16
when He established the clouds above, when the fountains of the deep gushed forth,
- Proverbs 8:28
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
- Proverbs 8:29
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
- Proverbs 16:12
A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.
- Proverbs 18:11
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- Proverbs 18:21
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
- Proverbs 19:10
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
- Proverbs 19:12
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
- Proverbs 20:2
A wise man scales the city of the mighty and pulls down the stronghold in which they trust.
- Proverbs 21:22
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Proverbs 21:30