Proverbs 29:4

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A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

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  • Prov 29:14 : 14 A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
  • Isa 49:8 : 8 This is what the Lord says: 'In the time of favor, I answered you, and in the day of salvation, I helped you. I will preserve you and make you a covenant to the people to restore the land and to distribute its desolate inheritances.'
  • Jer 22:13-17 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor. 14 He says, 'I will build for myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' cutting out large windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion. 15 Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Your father ate and drank, but he practiced justice and righteousness, and it went well with him. 16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and it was well with him. Is this not what it means to know me? declares the LORD. 17 But your eyes and heart are set only on your dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression and violence.
  • Dan 11:20 : 20 In his place, one will arise who will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a short time, he will be destroyed, though not by anger or in battle.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.
  • 1 Sam 13:13 : 13 Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, which He gave you. If you had, the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
  • 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness to all his people.
  • 1 Kgs 2:12 : 12 So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.
  • 2 Kgs 15:18-20 : 18 He did evil in the eyes of the LORD. During all his days, he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. 19 Then Pul, king of Assyria, invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his hold on the kingdom. 20 Menahem exacted the silver from Israel, from all the wealthy men, demanding fifty shekels of silver from each to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria withdrew and did not remain in the land.
  • 2 Chr 9:8 : 8 May the LORD your God be praised! He delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king for the LORD your God. Because of His love for Israel and His desire to uphold them forever, He has made you king over them to govern with justice and righteousness.
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand is exalted.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 8:15 : 15 By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 29:14
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    14 A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23 The wicked accept a bribe in secret to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Eccl 7:7
    74%

    7 Surely oppression drives the wise into madness, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • Ps 99:4
    73%

    4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Prov 29:5
    73%

    5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his steps.

  • Prov 16:12-14
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    72%

    12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

    13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

    14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

  • Exod 23:8
    72%

    8 Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Deut 16:19
    71%

    19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:10
    71%

    10 A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

  • Prov 15:27
    71%

    27 Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28 Loyalty and faithfulness preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by steadfast love.

  • Prov 25:5
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    5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 20:8
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    8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 29:2-3
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    2 When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked ruler governs, the people groan.

    3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but one who associates with prostitutes wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 17:8
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    8 A bribe is like a precious gem in the eyes of its giver; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6 Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7 For exaltation does not come from the east, the west, or the wilderness.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2 When a land is in rebellion, it has many rulers, but with a man of understanding and knowledge, its stability will endure.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12 The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

  • Eccl 8:4
    70%

    4 Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

  • Job 36:17
    69%

    17 But you are full of the judgment on the wicked; justice and judgment take hold of you.

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    69%

    26 Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

    27 The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Isa 5:23
    69%

    23 who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deny justice to the righteous!

  • Isa 1:23
    68%

    23 Your rulers are rebellious and companions of thieves; they all love bribes and chase after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's case never comes before them.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12 If a ruler listens to falsehood, all his officials become wicked.

  • Job 12:19
    68%

    19 "He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty."

  • Prov 8:15
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    15 By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16 A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Eccl 10:17
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    17 Blessed are you, O land, whose king is the son of nobles, and whose princes eat at the proper time—for strength and not for drunkenness.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

    35 A king delights in a wise servant, but his anger falls on a disgraceful one.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12 The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3 Their hands are skilled at doing evil: the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, and the powerful speak out their selfish desires. Together they weave a web of corrupt schemes.

  • Prov 18:5
    68%

    5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

  • Prov 11:11
    68%

    11 By the blessing of the upright, a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.

  • Prov 17:19
    68%

    19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife; whoever builds a high gate invites destruction.

  • Prov 18:16
    68%

    16 A person's gift opens doors for him and brings him into the presence of the great.

  • Ezek 16:33
    68%

    33 All prostitutes receive gifts, but you give gifts to all your lovers. You bribe them to come to you from all around for your acts of prostitution.

  • Job 36:7
    68%

    7 He does not remove His eyes from the righteous; He sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 19:6
    68%

    6 Many seek the favor of a generous person, and everyone is a friend to the one who gives gifts.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7 The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 28:4
    67%

    4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Lam 3:36
    67%

    36 to subvert a person in their cause—the Lord does not approve.

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