Proverbs 20:8
A kynge that sytteth in iudgment, and loketh well aboute him, dryueth awaye all euell.
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- Prov 20:26 : 26 A wyse kynge destroyeth ye vngodly, & bryngeth the whele ouer them.
- Prov 25:5 : 5 Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
- Prov 29:14 : 14 The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.
- Isa 32:1 : 1 Beholde, the kinge shal gouerne after ye rule of rightuousnes, and ye princes shal rule acordinge to the balaunce of equite.
- 1 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 But ye men that were with Dauid, sayde vnto him: Beholde, we are here in feare in Iewry, and shall we go to Cegila vnto the hoost of the Philistynes? 4 The Dauid axed at the LORDE agayne. And the LORDE answered him, and sayde: Vp, get the downe to Cegila, for I wil delyuer the Philistynes in to thy hande.
- 2 Sam 23:4 : 4 As the lighte is in ye mornynge whan the Sonne aryseth, so that for the brightnesse therof no cloude remayneth: and as the grasse loketh vpon the earth thorow the rayne,
- Ps 72:4 : 4 He shal kepe the symple folke by their right, defende the childre of the poore, and punysh the wrongeous doer.
- Ps 92:9 : 9 For lo, thy enemies (o LORDE) lo, thy enemies shal perishe, and all the workers of wickednes shalbe scatred abrode.
- Ps 99:4 : 4 The kynges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgmet & rightuousnes in Iacob.
- Ps 101:6-8 : 6 Myne eyes shal loke for soch as be faithfull in the londe, yt they maye dwell with me: and who so ledeth a godly life, shalbe my seruaunt. 7 There shall no disceatfull personne dwell in my house, he that telleth lyes shal not tary in my sight. 8 I shal soone destroye all the vngodly of the londe, that all wicked doers maye be roted out of the cite of the LORDE.
- Prov 16:12 : 12 It is a greate abhominacio when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp wt righteousnesse.
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26 A wyse kynge destroyeth ye vngodly, & bryngeth the whele ouer them.
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7 He turneth not his eyes awaye from the rightuous he setteth vp kynges in their Trone, and cofirmeth them, so that they allwaye syt therin.
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14 The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.
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5 Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
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12 It is a greate abhominacio when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp wt righteousnesse.
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9 Who can saye: my hert is cleane, I am innocent from synne?
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12 The eyes of ye LORDE preserue knowlege, but as for ye wordes of ye despyteful, he bryngeth them to naught.
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10 When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.
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7 Who so ledeth a godly and an innocent life, happie shal his children be, whom he leaueth behynde him.
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28 Mercy & faithfulnes preserue the kynge, & with louynge kyndnes his seate is holden vp.
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1 Beholde, the kinge shal gouerne after ye rule of rightuousnes, and ye princes shal rule acordinge to the balaunce of equite.
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4 With true iudgment ye kynge setteth vp the londe, but yf he be a man yt taketh giftes, he turneth it vpsyde downe.
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15 He that ledeth a godly life (saye I) & speaketh the treuth: He that abhorreth to do violence and disceate: he that kepeth his hode that he touch no rewarde: which stoppeth his eares, that he heare no councel agaynst the innocent: which holdeth downe his eyes, that he se no euel.
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3 The eyes of the LORDE loke in euery place, both vpon ye good and badd.
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3 Be not haistie to go out of his sight, & se thou cotynue in no euell thinge: for what so euer it pleaseth him, yt doeth he.
4 Like as when a kynge geueth a charge, his commaundement is mightie: Euen so who maye saye vnto him: what doest thou?
5 Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall fele no harme: but a wyse mans herte discerneth tyme and maner:
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8 He gouerneth ye worlde with rightuousnes & ministreth true iudgmet vnto the people.
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2 Let my sentence come forth fro thy presence, and loke vpon the thinge that is equall.
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8 Yf thou seyst the poore to be oppressed and wrongeously dealt withall, so yt equite & the right of the lawe is wraisted in the londe: maruell not thou at soch iudgmet, for one greate ma kepeth touch with another, and the mightie helpe the selues together.
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13 Thine eyes are clene, thou mayest not se euell, thou canst not beholde ye thinge that is wicked. Wherfore then dost thou loke vpon the vngodly, and holdest thy tunge, when the wicked deuoureth the man that is better the himself?
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4 But the LORDE is in his holy temple, the LORDES seate is in heauen: He cosidereth it with his eyes, his eye lyddes beholde the children of men.
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5 But ye Trone of youre kingdome is ful of grace, therfore he that sytteth vpon it wt faitfulnesse & treuth in the house of Dauid, knowe the thinge & do his diligence to helpe shortly, acordinge to Equite and rightuousnes.
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4 The kynges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgmet & rightuousnes in Iacob.
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8 The LORDE is iudge ouer the people: Auenge me then (o LORDE) acordinge to my rightuousnes & innocency.
9 Oh let the wickednes of the vngodly come to an ende: but manteyne the iust,
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15 For the eyes of the LORDE are ouer the rightuous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers.
16 But the face of the LORDE beholdeth them that do euel, to destroye the remembraunce of them out of the earth.
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1 Whan there is a stryfe betwene men, they shalbe brought before ye lawe and iudged: and the iudges shall iustifye the righteous, and condemne the vngodly.
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21 And why? his eyes loke vpon the wayes of man, and he seyth all his goinges.
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8 He lyeth waytinge secretly, as it were a lyon in his denne. He lurketh that he maye rauysh the poore,
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20 Wilt thou haue eny thinge to do with the stole of wickednesse, which ymagineth myschefe in the lawe?
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12 For ye eyes of the LORDE are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers. But ye face of the LORDE beholdeth the yt do euell.
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5 Another plage is there, which I haue sene vnder the Sonne: namely, ye ignoraunce yt is comonly amonge prynces:
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2 That he maye gouerne thy people acordinge vnto right, and defende thy poore.
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8 The statutes of the LORDE are right, & reioyse the herte: ye comaundemet of ye LORDE is pure, and geueth light vnto the eyes.
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12 The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.
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17 Neuertheles, as for thine eyes and thine herte, they loke vpon covetousnesse, to shed innocent bloude, to do wronge and violence.
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19 For wt ioy shal the godly, and with gladnesse shal the innocent se,
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2 Euery man thinketh his owne waye to be right, but the LORDE iudgeth ye hertes.
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6 And sayde vnto the Iudges: Take hede what ye do: for ye execute not the iudgment of man, but of the LORDE, and he is with you in iudgmet:
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17 Maye he be made whole, that loueth no right? Yf thou were a very innocent man, shuldest thou then be punyshed?
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15 Thorow me, kynges reigne: thorow me, prices make iust lawes.
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11 A childe is knowne by his conuersacion, whether his workes be pure and right.
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15 The iust delyteth in doynge the thynge that is right, but the workers of wickednesse abhorre the same.
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30 He that wyncketh wt his eyes, ymagineth myschefe: and he yt byteth his lippes, wyl do some harme.
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20 Then shal the furious people ceasse, and ye mockers shal be put awaye, and all they yt do wronge shalbe rooted out,
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7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruccion, for they wolde not do the thynge that was right.
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5 For there is the seate of iudgement, eue the seate of the house of Dauid.
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3 yet they saye they do well, when they do euell. As the prince wil, so sayeth the iudge: yt he maye do him a pleasure agayne. The greate ma speaketh what his herte desyreth, & ye hearers alowe him.