Proverbs 20:28 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. Flere versionerKing 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. |
For the king trusteth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare mercy and truth, which may preserve him.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.
this is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: