Proverbs 29:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

The king establishes the land by justice; but he who accepts bribes overthrows it.

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  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
  • Isa 49:8 : 8 Thus says the LORD, In an acceptable time I have heard you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;
  • Jer 22:13-17 : 13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work; 14 Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion. 15 Shall you reign, because you enclose yourself in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him? 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD. 17 But your eyes and your heart are set only on your covetousness, and on shedding innocent blood, and on oppression, and on violence, to do it.
  • Dan 11:20 : 20 Then in his place shall stand a collector of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within a few days, he shall be destroyed, neither in anger nor in battle.
  • Mic 7:3 : 3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
  • 1 Sam 13:13 : 13 And Samuel said to Saul, You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you: for now the LORD would have established your kingdom upon Israel forever.
  • 2 Sam 8:15 : 15 And David reigned over all Israel, and David executed judgment and justice for all his people.
  • 1 Kgs 2:12 : 12 Then Solomon sat upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was firmly established.
  • 2 Kgs 15:18-20 : 18 And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD: he did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.
  • 2 Chr 9:8 : 8 Blessed be the LORD your God, who delighted in you to set you on His throne as king for the LORD your God! Because your God loved Israel to establish them forever, He made you king over them to execute justice and righteousness.
  • Ps 89:14 : 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of your throne; mercy and truth shall go before your face.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loves justice; you establish equity, you execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 8:15 : 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.

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  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

  • Prov 17:23
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    23A wicked man takes a bribe out of the bosom, to pervert the ways of justice.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7Surely oppression makes a wise man mad, and a bribe destroys the heart.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The king's strength also loves justice; you establish equity, you execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Prov 29:5
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    5A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

  • Prov 16:12-14
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    12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

    14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

  • Exod 23:8
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    8And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the discerning and perverts the words of the righteous.

  • Deut 16:19
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    19You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe: for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise, and perverts the words of the righteous.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

  • Prov 15:27
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    27He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

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

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

  • Prov 29:2-3
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    2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.

    3Whoever loves wisdom makes his father glad; but he who keeps company with harlots wastes his wealth.

  • Prov 17:8
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    8A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel over them.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Ps 75:7
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    7But God is the judge; he puts down one and exalts another.

  • Prov 28:2
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    2For the transgression of a land, many are its princes; but by a person of understanding and knowledge, its state will be prolonged.

  • Prov 22:12
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    12The eyes of the LORD preserve knowledge, and He overthrows the words of the transgressor.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who can say to him, 'What are you doing?'

  • Job 36:17
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    17But you have fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on you.

  • Prov 29:26-27
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    26Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment comes from the LORD.

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Isa 5:23
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    23Who justify the wicked for a reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Isa 1:23
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    23Your princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: everyone loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they do not judge the fatherless, nor does the cause of the widow come to them.

  • Prov 29:12
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    12If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.

  • Job 12:19
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    19He leads princes away plundered, and overthrows the mighty.

  • Prov 8:15
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    15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16The prince who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, but he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

  • Eccl 10:17
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    17Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

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

    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule with justice.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

  • Mic 7:3
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    3That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asks, and the judge asks for a reward; and the great man utters his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Prov 11:11
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    11By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

  • Prov 17:19
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    19He who loves transgression loves strife, and he who exalts his gate seeks destruction.

  • Prov 18:16
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    16A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

  • Ezek 16:33
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    33They give gifts to all harlots, but you give your gifts to all your lovers, and hire them, that they may come to you on every side for your whoredom.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he establishes them forever, and they are exalted.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 19:6
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    6Many will entreat the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 28:4
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    4Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law contend with them.

  • Lam 3:36
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    36To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord does not approve.