Proverbs 20:28 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness. More versionsKing 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 trusts in the Lord, and through the steadfast love of the Most High he shall not be moved.
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
Do not, O Lord, withhold your mercy from me; let your steadfast love and your faithfulness keep me safe forever.
May he be enthroned forever before God; appoint steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!
It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever.
Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart.
then a throne shall be established in steadfast love in the tent of David, and on it shall sit in faithfulness a ruler who seeks justice and is swift to do what is right.
this is the interpretation, O king, and it is a decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king: