Proverbs 29:26

Geneva Bible (1560)

Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:6 : 6 Many reuerence the face of the prince, and euery man is friend to him that giueth giftes.
  • Ps 20:9 : 9 Saue Lord: let the King heare vs in the day that we call.
  • Ps 62:12 : 12 And to thee, O Lord, mercie: for thou rewardest euery one according to his worke.
  • Prov 16:7 : 7 When the wayes of a man please the Lord, he will make also his enemies at peace with him.
  • Prov 19:21 : 21 Many deuises are in a mans heart: but the counsell of the Lord shall stand.
  • Prov 21:1 : 1 The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.
  • Isa 46:9-9 : 9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none other God, and there is nothing like me, 10 Which declare the last thing from the beginning: and from of olde, the things that were not done, saying, My counsell shall stand, and I will doe whatsoeuer I will. 11 I call a birde from the East, and the man of my counsell from farre: as I haue spoken, so will I bring it to passe: I haue purposed it, and I will doe it.
  • Isa 49:4 : 4 And I said, I haue labored in vaine: I haue spent my strength in vaine and for nothing: but my iudgement is with the Lorde, and my woorke with my God.
  • Dan 4:35 : 35 (4:32) And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and according to his will he worketh in the armie of heauen, and in the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, nor say vnto him, What doest thou?
  • 1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I know nothing by my selfe, yet am I not thereby iustified: but he that iudgeth me, is the Lord.
  • Gen 43:14 : 14 And God almightie giue you mercie in the sight of the man, that hee may deliuer you your other brother, and Beniamin: but I shall be robbed of my childe, as I haue bene.
  • Ezra 7:27-28 : 27 Blessed be the Lorde God of our fathers, which so hath put in the Kings heart, to beautifie the house of the Lord that is in Ierusalem, 28 And hath enclined mercy toward me, before the King and his counsellers, and before all the Kings mightie Princes: and I was comforted by the hand of the Lord my God which was vpon me, and I gathered the chiefe of Israel to goe vp with me.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let thine eare now hearken to the prayer of thy seruant, and to the prayer of thy seruants, who desire to feare thy Name, & I pray thee, cause thy seruant to prosper this day, and giue him fauour in the presence of this man: for I was the Kings butler.
  • Esth 4:16 : 16 Goe, and assemble all the Iewes that are found in Shushan, & fast ye for me, and eate not, nor drinke in three dayes, day nor night. I also and my maydes will fast likewise, and so will I go in to the King, which is not according to the lawe: and if I perish, I perish.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    25The feare of man bringeth a snare: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shalbe exalted.

  • Prov 21:1-2
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    1The Kings heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the riuers of waters: he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him.

    2Euery way of a man is right in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Many reuerence the face of the prince, and euery man is friend to him that giueth giftes.

  • Prov 19:21-22
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    21Many deuises are in a mans heart: but the counsell of the Lord shall stand.

    22That that is to be desired of a man, is his goodnes, and a poore man is better then a lyer.

  • Prov 12:2
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    2A good man getteth fauour of the Lorde: but the man of wicked immaginations will hee condemne.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27A wicked man is abomination to the iust, and he that is vpright in his way, is abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.

  • Prov 14:28
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    28In the multitude of the people is the honour of a King, and for the want of people commeth the destruction of the Prince.

  • Prov 16:1-2
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    1The preparations of the heart are in man: but the answere of the tongue is of the Lord.

    2All the wayes of a man are cleane in his owne eyes: but the Lord pondereth the spirits.

  • 2 Chr 19:6
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    6And said to the iudges, Take heede what ye doe: for yee execute not the iudgements of man, but of the Lorde, and he will be with you in the cause and iudgement.

  • Prov 16:9-10
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    9The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doeth direct his steppes.

    10A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12Of a prince that hearkeneth to lyes, all his seruants are wicked.

  • Prov 24:23
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    23Also these things perteine to the wise, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.

  • Prov 14:35
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    35The pleasure of a King is in a wise seruant: but his wrath shalbe toward him that is lewde.

  • Prov 11:27
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    27He that seeketh good things, getteth fauour: but he that seeketh euill, it shall come to him.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The lot is cast into the lappe: but the whole disposition thereof is of the Lord.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36In subuerting a man in his cause: the Lord seeth it not.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7But God is the iudge: he maketh lowe and he maketh hie.

  • Prov 16:15
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    15In the light of the Kings coutenance is life: and his fauour is as a cloude of the latter raine.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2For the transgression of the land there are many princes thereof: but by a man of vnderstanding and knowledge a realme likewise endureth long.

  • Prov 3:4
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    4So shalt thou finde fauour and good vnderstanding in the sight of God and man.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.

  • Prov 20:24
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    24The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?

  • Job 34:19
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    19How much lesse to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, & regardeth not the rich, more then the poore? for they be all the worke of his handes.

  • Prov 28:5
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    5Wicked men vnderstand not iudgemnt: but they that seeke the Lord vnderstand all things.

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    2When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Eccl 8:3-5
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    3Haste not to goe forth of his sight: stand not in an euill thing: for he will doe whatsoeuer pleaseth him.

    4Where the word of ye King is, there is power, and who shall say vnto him, What doest thou?

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    8It is better to trust in the Lorde, then to haue confidence in man.

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    5There is an euil that I haue seene vnder the sunne, as an error that proceedeth from the face of him that ruleth.

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    6Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?

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  • Jer 10:23
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  • Isa 28:29
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    21To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

  • Jer 32:19
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    19Great in counsell, & mightie in worke, (for thine eyes are open vpon all the wayes of ye sonnes of men, to giue to euery one according to his wayes, and according to the fruite of his workes)

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  • 1 Kgs 3:28
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    28And all Israel heard the iudgement, which the King had iudged, and they feared the King: for they sawe that the wisedome of God was in him to doe iustice.

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    16A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.