Quotes about Authority
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
— Proverbs 16:15
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.
— Proverbs 17:2
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
— Proverbs 19:10
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
— Proverbs 19:12
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.
— Proverbs 20:2
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
— Proverbs 20:8
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
— Proverbs 20:26
The king’s heart is a waterway in the hand of the LORD; He directs it where He pleases.
— Proverbs 21:1
When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set before you,
— Proverbs 23:1
My son, fear the LORD and the king, and do not associate with the rebellious.
— Proverbs 24:21
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
— Proverbs 25:5
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;
— Proverbs 25:6