Proverbs 20:28 - Revised Standard Version

Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Mercy and truth preserve the king: And his throne is upholden by mercy.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Loving-kindness and mercy, truth and faithfulness, preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by [the people's] loyalty.

American Standard Version (1901)

Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

Common English Bible

Kindness and faithfulness protect the king; he supports his throne by kindness.

Catholic Public Domain Version

Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.

Proverbs 20:28 Cross References

Psalm 101:1

I will sing of loyalty and of justice; to thee, O Lord, I will sing.

Psalm 21:7

For the king trusts in the Lord; and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.

Psalm 26:1

Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

Psalm 40:11

Do not thou, O Lord, withhold thy mercy from me, let thy steadfast love and thy faithfulness ever preserve me!

Psalm 61:7

May he be enthroned for ever before God; bid steadfast love and faithfulness watch over him!

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:6

By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.

Proverbs 29:14

If a king judges the poor with equity his throne will be established for ever.

Proverbs 3:3

Let not loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them about your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

Isaiah 16:5

then a throne will be established in steadfast love and on it will sit in faithfulness in the tent of David one who judges and seeks justice and is swift to do righteousness.”

Daniel 4:24

this is the interpretation, O king: It is a decree of the Most High, which has come upon my lord the king,