Proverbs 20:28

American Standard Version (1901)

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Isa 16:5 : 5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
  • Ps 21:7 : 7 For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
  • Ps 26:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David]. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in Jehovah without wavering.
  • Ps 61:7 : 7 He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.
  • Ps 101:1 : 1 [A Psalm of David]. I will sing of lovingkindness and justice: Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I sing praises.
  • Prov 16:6 : 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

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    14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.

  • Ps 61:6-7
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    6Thou wilt prolong the king's life; His years shall be as many generations.

    7He shall abide before God for ever: Oh prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  • Ps 21:7
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    7For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.

  • Ps 40:11
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    11Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Jehovah; Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

  • Prov 20:29
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    29The glory of young men is their strength; And the beauty of old men is the hoary head.

  • Ps 25:10
    73%

    10All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Prov 3:3-4
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    72%

    3Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart:

    4So shalt thou find favor and good understanding In the sight of God and man.

  • 2 Sam 22:51
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    51Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

  • Ps 89:28
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    28My lovingkindness will I keep for him for evermore; And my covenant shall stand fast with him.

  • Prov 16:12-15
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    72%

    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

    14The wrath of a king is [as] messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.

    15In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

  • Prov 22:11-12
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    11He that loveth pureness of heart, [For] the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

    12The eyes of Jehovah preserve [him that hath] knowledge; But he overthroweth the words of the treacherous man.

  • Ps 85:10-11
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    10Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

    11Truth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.

  • Prov 20:8
    71%

    8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The king's strength also loveth justice; Thou dost establish equity; Thou executest justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28In the multitude of people is the king's glory; But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

  • Ps 117:2
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    2For his lovingkindness is great toward us; And the truth of Jehovah [endureth] for ever. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • Ps 18:50
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    50Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

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    35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

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    6And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

  • Isa 32:1
    69%

    1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

  • Prov 8:15
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    15By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

  • Ps 122:5
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    5For there are set thrones for judgment, The thrones of the house of David.

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    6By mercy and truth iniquity is atoned for; And by the fear of Jehovah men depart from evil.

  • Ps 132:11
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    11Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

  • Eccl 8:2
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    2I [counsel thee], Keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof; But by men of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.

  • Ps 145:14
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    14Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

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    2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.

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    28For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

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    21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.

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    4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

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    18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

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    4For the king's word [hath] power; and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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    10For thy lovingkindness is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the skies.

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    31The hoary head is a crown of glory; It shall be found in the way of righteousness.

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    27The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, Searching all his innermost parts.