Bible Verses About Democracy
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for democracy, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,448 votes, led by Judges 21:25. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Democracy
Judges 21:25108 votes
In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
1 Peter 2:13-1791 votes
Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
Proverbs 4:2778 votes
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.
Romans 13:1-778 votes
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Deuteronomy 1:1371 votes
Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.
Acts 5:2969 votes
Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
1 Samuel 8:1-2248 votes
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
Psalms 146:348 votes
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
1 Corinthians 1:10-2948 votes
Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Ecclesiastes 10:242 votes
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
John 19:1139 votes
Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Isaiah 2:2238 votes
Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
1 Timothy 2:1-237 votes
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
Judges 8:2334 votes
And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you, neither shall my son rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you.
Isaiah 33:2234 votes
For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; he will save us.
1 Kings 9:528 votes
Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
Isaiah 30:2128 votes
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Romans 8:38-3928 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Titus 3:128 votes
Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,
Psalms 67:426 votes
O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah.
Proverbs 8:1526 votes
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Daniel 2:2126 votes
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
2 Chronicles 36:121 votes
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.
Mark 15:12-1518 votes
And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?
Matthew 28:1817 votes
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
What does the Bible say about democracy?
Readers most often cite Judges 21:25 on the subject of democracy. Across 1,448 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 Peter 2:13-17, Proverbs 4:27, Romans 13:1-7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.