Ecclesiastes 10:6

folly is set in many exalted places while rich men sit in humble places.

Esther 3:1

After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him.

Proverbs 28:12

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous increase, the people rejoice,
But when a wicked man rules, people groan.

Judges 9:14-20

Finally all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come, reign over us!’

1 Kings 12:13-14

The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,

Psalm 12:8

The wicked strut about on every side
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

James 2:3-5

and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”

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Summary

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place.

The rich

Bible References

Folly

Judges 9:14
Finally all the trees said to the bramble, ‘You come, reign over us!’
1 Kings 12:13
The king answered the people harshly, for he forsook the advice of the elders which they had given him,
Esther 3:1
After these events King Ahasuerus promoted Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him and established his authority over all the princes who were with him.
Psalm 12:8
The wicked strut about on every side
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory,
But when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

The rich

James 2:3
and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and you say to the poor man, “You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,”