Quotes about Power
Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
— Proverbs 28:15
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
— Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
— Proverbs 29:16
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
— Proverbs 30:4
there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
— Proverbs 30:14
the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
— Proverbs 30:26
a strutting rooster; a he-goat; and a king with his army around him.
— Proverbs 30:31
She girds herself with strength and shows that her arms are strong.
— Proverbs 31:17
Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
— Ecclesiastes 4:1
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
— Ecclesiastes 4:12
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
— Ecclesiastes 5:9
Whatever exists was named long ago, and what happens to a man is foreknown; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
— Ecclesiastes 6:10