Proverbs 29:26

American Standard Version (1901)

Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [cometh] from Jehovah.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
  • Ps 20:9 : 9 Save, Jehovah: Let the King answer us when we call.
  • Ps 62:12 : 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways please Jehovah, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.
  • Isa 46:9-9 : 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; [I am] God, and there is none like me; 10 declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country; yea, I have spoken, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed, I will also do it.
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 But I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nought and vanity; yet surely the justice [due] to me is with Jehovah, and my recompense with my God.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
  • 1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 and God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release unto you your other brother and Benjamin. And if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Blessed be Jehovah, the God of our fathers, who hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah which is in Jerusalem; 28 and hath extended lovingkindness unto me before the king, and his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I was strengthened according to the hand of Jehovah my God upon me, and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who delight to fear thy name; and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. Now I was cupbearer to the king.
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:25
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    25The fear of man bringeth a snare; But whoso putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be safe.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1The king's heart is in the hand of Jehovah as the watercourses: He turneth it whithersoever he will.

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the hearts.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

  • Prov 19:21-22
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    21There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.

    22That which maketh a man to be desired is his kindness; And a poor man is better than a liar.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man shall obtain favor of Jehovah; But a man of wicked devices will he condemn.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 29:14
    72%

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

  • 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.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1The plans of the heart belong to man; But the answer of the tongue is from Jehovah.

    2All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; But Jehovah weigheth the spirits.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and [he is] with you in the judgment.

  • Prov 16:9-10
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    9A man's heart deviseth his way; But Jehovah directeth his steps.

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

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a ruler hearkeneth to falsehood, All his servants are wicked.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23These also are [sayings] of the wise. To have respect of persons in judgment is not good.

  • Prov 14:35
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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.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The lot is cast into the lap; But the whole disposing thereof is of Jehovah.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and lifteth up another.

  • Prov 16:15
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    15In the light of the king's countenance is life; And his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

  • 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.

  • Prov 3:4
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:4
    69%

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

  • Prov 20:24
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    24A man's goings are of Jehovah; How then can man understand his way?

  • Job 34:19
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    19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Evil men understand not justice; But they that seek Jehovah understand all things.

  • Prov 29:2
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    2When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
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    3Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

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

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  • Isa 32:1
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    1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

  • 1 Chr 29:12
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    12Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

  • Ps 40:4
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    4Blessed is the man that maketh Jehovah his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

  • Isa 26:10
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    10Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah.

  • Ps 22:28
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    28For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.

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    8It is better to take refuge in Jehovah Than to put confidence in man.

  • Eccl 10:5
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    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

  • Prov 20:6
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    6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

  • 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.

  • Jer 10:23
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    23O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  • Isa 28:29
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    29This also cometh forth from Jehovah of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

  • Prov 28:21
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    21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

  • Jer 32:19
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    19great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:

  • Prov 18:5
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    5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A man's gift maketh room for him, And bringeth him before great men.