Proverbs 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
Cross-reference
Proverbs 28:28 repeats 'when the wicked rise, people hide' and completes the contrast with righteous increase.
Proverbs 29:2 echoes the same contrast: righteous thrive brings rejoicing, wicked rule brings groaning.
Proverbs 11:10 describes public rejoicing when righteous prosper and joy when wicked perish — a similar theme.
In 1 Kings 18:13, Obadiah hid prophets from Jezebel—a concrete example of people hiding when the wicked arise.
In 1 Kings 19:3, Elijah flees for his life from Jezebel—another direct instance of hiding when the wicked threaten.
In Esther 8:15-17, Mordecai's triumph brings joy and conversions—a historical example of the righteous triumph causing great glory.
Jeremiah 36:26 shows the wicked king commanding arrest, but the Lord hides His servants — a direct example of the second line of the proverb.
In Luke 19:37, the disciples rejoice loudly at Jesus' entry—a direct New Testament parallel to the glory when the righteous King triumphs.
In Luke 19:38, the crowd acclaims Jesus as King—the 'great glory' that accompanies the triumph of the righteous.
Hebrews 11:38 tells of saints wandering in deserts, caves, and dens — a clear picture of hiding when the wicked prevail.
Job 24:4 describes the wicked thrusting the poor off the road so they hide — exactly parallel to the second line of the proverb.
Jeremiah 36:19 is a direct command to hide from the wicked king — a concrete case of the proverb's warning.
In Ecclesiastes 10:6, fools are set in high places—a thematic parallel to the disruption when the wicked arise.