Proverbs 28:12
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.”Proverbs 28:12
What Does Proverbs 28:12 Mean?
Proverbs 28:12 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 28, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 28:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 29:2“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”Proverbs 28:28“When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.”Proverbs 11:10“When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.”Ecclesiastes 10:6“Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.”Esther 8:15“And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.”Job 29:11“When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:”Hebrews 11:37“They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;”1 Samuel 24:11“Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.”1 Kings 17:3“Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.”1 Kings 18:13“Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD’s prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?”1 Kings 19:3“And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.”1 Chronicles 15:25“So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.”1 Chronicles 16:7“Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.”1 Chronicles 29:20“And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.”2 Chronicles 7:10“And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.”2 Chronicles 30:22“And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.”Ecclesiastes 10:5“There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:”Ecclesiastes 10:16“Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!”Jeremiah 5:1“Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.”Jeremiah 36:26“But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.”
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