Proverbs 20:28 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 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 lovingkindness 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 without wavering.
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
He shall abide before God for ever: O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they 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 a throne shall be established in mercy, and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David; judging, and seeking judgement, and swift to do righteousness.
this is the interpretation, O king, and it is the decree of the Most High, which is come upon my lord the king: