Proverbs 28:16

16A ruler who alacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,
but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Isaiah 11:3-5

3And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.
bHe shall not judge by cwhat his eyes see,
or decide disputes by dwhat his ears hear,
4but ewith righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall fstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and gwith the breath of his lips hhe shall kill the wicked.
5Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
and ifaithfulness the belt of his loins.

Isaiah 32:1-2

A King Will Reign in Righteousness

1 Behold, ja king will reign in righteousness,
and princes will rule in justice.
2 kEach will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
llike streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

Isaiah 60:17-18

17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
and instead of iron I will bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
instead of stones, iron.
I will make your overseers peace
mand your taskmasters righteousness.
18 nViolence shall no more be heard in your land,
devastation or destruction within your borders;
oyou shall call your walls Salvation,
and your gates Praise.

Ezekiel 19:3

3And she brought up one of her cubs;
phe became a young lion,
qand he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:7

7and seized
Hebrew knew
their widows.
He laid waste their cities,
and the land was appalled and all who were in it
at the sound of his roaring.

Ezekiel 22:27

27 sHer princes in her midst are like wolves ttearing the prey, ushedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 46:18

18 vThe prince shall not take any of the inheritance of the people, wthrusting them out of their property. He shall give his sons their inheritance out of his own property, so that none of my people shall be xscattered from his property.”

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