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Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

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ASV

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

KJV

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428 →
בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּטBe.mish.potby justiceH4941 →
יַעֲמִ֣ידya.'a.Midhe establishesH5975 →
אָ֑רֶץ'A.retza landH776 →
וְאִ֖ישׁve.'Ishand a person ofH376 →
תְּרוּמ֣וֹתte.ru.MotcontributionsH8641 →
יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃Ye.her.Se.nahhe breaks down itH2040 →

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Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.Daniel 11:20In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.Isaiah 33:6He will be the sure foundation for your times, a storehouse of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of the LORD is Zion’s treasure.2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:2 Chronicles 9:8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.1 Kings 2:12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.2 Kings 15:18–20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.Jeremiah 22:13–17“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,1 Samuel 13:13“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its desolate inheritances,

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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