Proverbs 8:16
by me princes rule, as well as nobles and all righteous judges.
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20 I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,
21 that I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth, and that I may fill their treasuries.
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4 The LORD says,“I will make youths their officials; malicious young men will rule over them.
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14 with kings and counselors of the earth who built for themselves places now desolate,
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13 Then the survivors came down to the mighty ones; the LORD’s people came down to me as warriors.
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6 He told the judges,“Be careful what you do, for you are not judging for men, but for the LORD, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions.
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8 They bind their kings in chains, and their nobles in iron shackles,
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4 Let all the kings of the earth give thanks to you, O LORD, when they hear the words you speak.
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