rulers.

Romans 13:4
For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God's servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

Deuteronomy 25:1
If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.

Proverbs 14:35
A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on the shameful.

Proverbs 20:2
The terror of a king is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him forfeits his own life.

Ecclesiastes 10:4-6
If the ruler's temper flares against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness lays great offenses to rest. . . .

Jeremiah 22:15-18
Are you a king because you excel in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and administer justice and righteousness? Then it went well with him. . . .

Wilt.

1 Peter 2:13, 14
Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, . . .

1 Peter 3:13, 14
Who will harm you if you are zealous for what is good? . . .