Quotes about Authority
He sends forth His command to the earth; His word runs swiftly.
— Psalm 147:15
He casts forth His hail like pebbles. Who can withstand His icy blast?
— Psalm 147:17
kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
— Psalm 148:11
to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,
— Psalm 149:8
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
— Proverbs 8:15
By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
— Proverbs 8:16
when He set a boundary for the sea, so that the waters would not surpass His command, when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
— Proverbs 8:29
She has sent out her maidservants; she calls out from the heights of the city.
— Proverbs 9:3
He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
— Proverbs 13:24
A large population is a king’s splendor, but a lack of subjects is a prince’s ruin.
— Proverbs 14:28
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.
— Proverbs 14:35
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
— Proverbs 16:12