King James Version (KJV)
Proverbs 29:2
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 29
1
He, that being often reproved hardeneth [his] neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.
2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
3
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth [his] substance.
4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.