Proverbs 29:14

World English Bible (2000)

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
  • Ps 72:2-4 : 2 He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. 3 The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
  • Prov 29:4 : 4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
  • Isa 1:17 : 17 Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow."
  • Isa 9:6-7 : 6 For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.
  • Job 29:11-18 : 11 For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me: 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him, 13 the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. 16 I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out. 17 I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth. 18 Then I said, 'I shall die in my own house, I shall number my days as the sand.
  • Jer 5:28 : 28 They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excell in deeds of wickedness. They don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don't judge the right of the needy.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.
  • Dan 4:27 : 27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
  • Luke 1:32-33 : 32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."
  • Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But of the Son he says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows."
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
  • Ps 82:2-3 : 2 "How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?" Selah. 3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
  • Ps 89:2 : 2 I indeed declare, "Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them."
  • Prov 28:16 : 16 A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

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    1 God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.

    2 He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

  • Job 36:6-7
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    6 He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

    7 He doesn't withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne, he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

  • Prov 29:13
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    13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5 A throne will be established in loving kindness. One will sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

  • Ps 9:7-8
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    7 But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.

    8 He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.

  • Jer 22:16
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    16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

  • Prov 31:9
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    9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

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

  • Ps 99:4
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    4 The King's strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4 The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 16:12
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    12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

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

  • Ps 72:4
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    4 He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

  • Ps 45:6
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    6 Your throne, God, is forever and ever. A scepter of equity is the scepter of your kingdom.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45 But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Yahweh forever."

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

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

  • 2 Chr 9:8
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    8 Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness."

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    14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne. Loving kindness and truth go before your face.

  • 1 Sam 2:8
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    8 He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's. He has set the world on them.

  • 1 Kgs 10:9
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    9 Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness."

  • 1 Chr 28:7
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    7 I will establish his kingdom forever, if he continues to do my commandments and my ordinances, as at this day.'

  • Ps 122:5
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    5 For there are set thrones for judgment, the thrones of David's house.

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    18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

  • Prov 16:10
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    10 Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

  • Eccl 5:8
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    8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

  • Eccl 4:14
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    14 For out of prison he came forth to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6 "You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Prov 28:15
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    15 As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

  • Ps 9:4
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    4 For you have maintained my just cause. You sit on the throne judging righteously.

  • 1 Chr 17:14
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    14 but I will settle him in my house and in my kingdom forever. His throne shall be established forever."'"

  • Prov 29:26
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    26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man's justice comes from Yahweh.

  • Ps 113:8
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    8 that he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

  • 2 Sam 7:16
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    16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before you. Your throne shall be established forever."'"

  • Ps 93:2
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    2 Your throne is established from long ago. You are from everlasting.

  • Ps 112:9
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    9 He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

  • Prov 29:2
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    2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

  • Ps 10:18
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    18 to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more. For the Chief Musician. By David.

  • Ps 37:29
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    29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and live in it forever.

  • Ps 89:29
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    29 I will also make his seed endure forever, and his throne as the days of heaven.