Proverbs 29:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.
  • Ps 20:9 : 9 Come to our help, Lord: let the king give ear to our cry.
  • Ps 62:12 : 12 And mercy, O Lord, is yours, for you give to every man the reward of his work.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.
  • Isa 46:9-9 : 9 Let the things which are past come to your memory: for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like me; 10 Making clear from the first what is to come, and from past times the things which have not so far come about; saying, My purpose is fixed, and I will do all my pleasure; 11 Sending for a bird of strong flight from the east, the man of my purpose from a far country; I have said it, and I will give effect to it; the thing designed by me will certainly be done.
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 And I said, I have undergone weariness for nothing, I have given my strength for no purpose or profit: but still the Lord will take up my cause, and my God will give me my reward.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 And all the people of the earth are as nothing: he does his pleasure in the army of heaven and among the people of the earth: and no one is able to keep back his hand, or say to him, What are you doing?
  • 1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 So they took what their father said for the man, and twice as much money in their hands, and Benjamin, and went on their journey to Egypt, and came before Joseph.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Praise be to the Lord, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing into the heart of the king, to make fair the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem; 28 And has given mercy to me before the king and his government and before all the king's great captains. And I was made strong by the hand of the Lord my God which was on me, and I got together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to be my fate, then let it come.

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    25 The fear of man is a cause of danger: but whoever puts his faith in the Lord will have a safe place on high.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1 The king's heart in the hands of the Lord is like the water streams, and by him it is turned in any direction at his pleasure.

    2 Every way of a man seems right to himself, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6 Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

  • Prov 19:21-22
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    21 A man's heart may be full of designs, but the purpose of the Lord is unchanging.

    22 The ornament of a man is his mercy, and a poor man is better than one who is false.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2 A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27 An evil man is disgusting to the upright, and he who is upright is disgusting to evil-doers.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28 A king's glory is in the number of his people: and for need of people a ruler may come to destruction.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1 The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

    2 All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6 And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

  • Prov 16:9-10
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    9 A man may make designs for his way, but the Lord is the guide of his steps.

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

  • Prov 29:12
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    12 If a ruler gives attention to false words, all his servants are evil-doers.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23 These are more sayings of the wise: To have respect for a person's position when judging is not good.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35 The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27 He who, with all his heart, goes after what is good is searching for grace; but he who is looking for trouble will get it.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33 A thing may be put to the decision of chance, but it comes about through the Lord.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36 In his doing wrong to a man in his cause, the Lord has no pleasure.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7 But God is the judge, putting down one, and lifting up another.

  • Prov 16:15
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    15 In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2 Because of the sin of the land, its troubles are increased; but by a man of wisdom and knowledge they will be put out like a fire.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4 So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

  • 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 20:24
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    24 A man's steps are of the Lord; how then may a man have knowledge of his way?

  • Job 34:19
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    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5 Evil men have no knowledge of what is right; but those who go after the Lord have knowledge of all things.

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

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    3 Be not quick to go from before him. Be not fixed in an evil design, because he does whatever is pleasing to him.

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    12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

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    28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

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    6 Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

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

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    19 Great in wisdom and strong in act: whose eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone the reward of his ways and the fruit of his doings:

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    5 To have respect for the person of the evil-doer is not good, or to give a wrong decision against the upright.

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    16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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