Proverbs 29:4
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The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
In other translations
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Proverbs 29:14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
- Daniel 11:20Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
- Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
- Micah 7:3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
- 1 Samuel 13:13And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
- Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Isaiah 49:8Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,
- Psalm 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
- 2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:
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