Proverbs 29:3

"When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan."

Key Reflection

This verse highlights the impact a just leader has on society, noting that thriving righteousness brings joy to the community, whereas wicked governance causes suffering and distress among the populace. Thus, the well-being of the righteous reflects directly on the collective happiness or misery of the nation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Spendeth ... -The laws of parallelism would lead us to expect “troubleth his father,” but that is passed over as a thing about which the profligate would not care, and he is reminded of what comes home to him, that he is on the road to ruin. The king -The ruler, as the supreme fountain of all justice, and as the ideal judge, is contrasted with the taker of bribers.

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