Here are 8 Bible verses about wicked rulers from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Proverbs 28:15 KJV
As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.
Proverbs 29:2 KJV
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
Isaiah 3:14 KJV
The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 10:1 KJV
Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
Ezekiel 22:27 KJV
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
Micah 7:3 KJV
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
Isaiah 1:23 KJV
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.
Psalms 125:3 KJV
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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