For I said, “Loving-commitment is built up forever; You establish Your trustworthiness in the heavens.”
Proverbs 29:14 - The Scriptures 2009 The sovereign who rightly rules the poor with truth, His throne is established forever. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established continuously. American Standard Version (1901) The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever. Common English Bible If a king judges the poor honestly, his throne will be established forever. Catholic Public Domain Version The king who judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be secured in eternity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever. |
For I said, “Loving-commitment is built up forever; You establish Your trustworthiness in the heavens.”
It is an abomination for sovereigns To commit wrongness, For a throne is established by righteousness.
Loving-commitment and truth watch over the sovereign, And he shall support his throne by loving-commitment.
Take away the wrong from before the sovereign, And his throne is established in righteousness.
A leader who lacks understanding is a great oppressor, But the hater of greed prolongs his days.
A sovereign establishes a land by right-ruling, But one who receives bribes throws it down.
“Learn to do good! Seek right-ruling, reprove the oppressor, defend the fatherless, plead for the widow.
But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with straightness for the meek ones of the earth, and shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth, and slay the wrong with the breath of His lips.
“He defended the cause of the poor and needy – then it was well. Was this not to know Me?” declares יהוה.
They have become fat, they are sleek. They also overlook the deeds of the wrong. They did not rightly rule the cause of the fatherless, so that they prosper. And the right of the needy they did not rightly rule.
“Therefore, O sovereign, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your crookednesses by showing favour to the poor – your prosperity might be extended.”