Pro 28:12 | MHM | STEP | The Uplifting of the Righteous and the Downfall of the Wicked This section explains how a nation is affected by the people who lead it. When good people are honored and allowed to live freely, the whole country benefits. But when wicked people are in power, the land suffers, and good people must hide. v. 12 : There is great glory in a country when the righteous are happy and have freedom to practice their faith. When the government supports and encourages good people, or even gives them positions of power, the nation is honored and strengthened. But when the wicked rise to power, it brings shame and trouble to the country. Good people are forced to hide for their own safety, and evil spreads everywhere. This is like the time of Elijah, when it seemed there were no good people left because the wicked were so many ( The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted (Psalm 12:8 )).

‏ Proverbs 28:12

The Uplifting of the Righteous and the Downfall of the Wicked

This section explains how a nation is affected by the people who lead it. When good people are honored and allowed to live freely, the whole country benefits. But when wicked people are in power, the land suffers, and good people must hide.

v. 12: There is great glory in a country when the righteous are happy and have freedom to practice their faith. When the government supports and encourages good people, or even gives them positions of power, the nation is honored and strengthened. But when the wicked rise to power, it brings shame and trouble to the country. Good people are forced to hide for their own safety, and evil spreads everywhere. This is like the time of Elijah, when it seemed there were no good people left because the wicked were so many (The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted (Psalm 12:8 ^a)).