Quotes about Power
The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.
- Proverbs 22:7
A wise man is strong, and a man of knowledge enhances his strength.
- Proverbs 24:5
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings cannot be searched.
- Proverbs 25:3
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 25:5
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.
- Proverbs 25:15
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
- Proverbs 28:15
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
- Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
- Proverbs 29:16
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
- Proverbs 30:4
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
- Proverbs 30:14
the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
- Proverbs 30:26
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
- Proverbs 30:31