Proverbs 29:14

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The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
  • Ps 72:2-4 : 2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor. 3 May the mountains give peace to the people, and the hills righteousness. 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • Prov 29:4 : 4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child has come, to us a son is given; and the government has been placed in his hands; and he has been named Wise Guide, Strong God, Father for ever, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his rule and of peace there will be no end, on the seat of David, and in his kingdom; to make it strong, supporting it with wise decision and righteousness, now and for ever. By the fixed purpose of the Lord of armies this will be done.
  • Job 29:11-18 : 11 For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me; 12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter. 13 The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart. 14 I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking. 16 I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me. 17 By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away. 18 Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father: 33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.
  • Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But of the Son he says, Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; and the rod of your kingdom is a rod of righteousness. 9 You have been a lover of righteousness and a hater of evil; and so God, your God, has put the oil of joy on your head more than on the heads of those who are with you.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. 14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
  • Ps 82:2-3 : 2 How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.) 3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.
  • Ps 89:2 : 2 For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.
  • Prov 28:16 : 16 The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 72:1-2
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    1 <Of Solomon.> Give the king your authority, O God, and your righteousness to the king's son.

    2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

  • Job 36:6-7
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    79%

    6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

    7 Lifting them up to the seat of kings, and making them safe for ever.

  • Prov 29:13
    77%

    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

  • Isa 16:5
    76%

    5 Then a king's seat will be based on mercy, and one will be seated on it in the tent of David for ever; judging uprightly, and quick to do righteousness.

  • Ps 9:7-8
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    7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging.

    8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • Prov 31:9
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    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1 See, a king will be ruling in righteousness, and chiefs will give right decisions.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4 The king's power is used for righteousness; you give true decisions, judging rightly in the land of Jacob.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28 Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4 A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12 I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

  • Ps 41:1
    74%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 16:12
    74%

    12 Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

  • Prov 20:8
    74%

    8 A king on the seat of judging puts to flight all evil with his eyes.

  • Ps 72:4
    74%

    4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

  • Ps 82:3
    74%

    3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

  • Ps 45:6
    74%

    6 Your seat of power, O God, is for ever and ever; the rod of your kingdom is a rod of honour.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45 But a blessing will be on King Solomon, and the kingdom of David will keep its place before the Lord for ever.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5 Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

  • Prov 29:7
    73%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
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    8 Praise be to the Lord your God whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of his kingdom to be king for the Lord your God: because, in his love for Israel, it was the purpose of your God to make them strong for ever, he made you king over them, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • Ps 89:14
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    14 The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

  • 1 Sam 2:8
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    8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
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    9 May the Lord your God be praised, whose pleasure it was to put you on the seat of the kingdom of Israel; because the Lord's love for Israel is eternal, he has made you king, to be their judge in righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 28:7
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    7 I will keep his kingdom in its place for ever, if he is strong at all times to do my orders and keep my rules, as at this day.

  • Ps 122:5
    72%

    5 For there seats for the judges were placed, even the rulers' seats of the line of David.

  • Ps 9:18
    72%

    18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

  • Prov 16:10
    72%

    10 Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

  • Eccl 5:8
    72%

    8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Eccl 4:14
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    14 Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

  • Exod 23:6
    72%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Prov 28:15
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    15 Like a loud-voiced lion and a wandering bear, is an evil ruler over a poor people.

  • Ps 9:4
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    4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

  • 1 Chr 17:14
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    14 But I will make his place in my house and in my kingdom certain for ever; and the seat of his authority will never be overturned.

  • Prov 29:26
    72%

    26 The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

  • Ps 113:8
    72%

    8 To give him a place among the rulers, even with the rulers of his people.

  • Prov 22:16
    72%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
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    16 And your family and your kingdom will keep their place before me for ever: the seat of your authority will never be overturned.

  • Ps 93:2
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    2 The seat of your power has been from the past; you are eternal.

  • Ps 112:9
    71%

    9 He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

  • Prov 29:2
    71%

    2 When the upright have power, the people are glad; when an evil man is ruler, grief comes on the people.

  • Ps 10:18
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    18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

  • Ps 37:29
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    29 The upright will have the earth for their heritage, and will go on living there for ever.

  • Ps 89:29
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    29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.