Proverbs 29:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁴ If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established continuously.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ If a king judges the poor honestly, his throne will be established forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ The king who judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be secured in eternity.

Proverbs 29:14 Cross References

Proverbs 16:12

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

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king gives stability to the land, but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.

Proverbs 20:28

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

Proverbs 28:16

A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but one who hates unjust gain will enjoy a long life.

Proverbs 25:5

take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Psalm 89:2

I declare that your steadfast love is established forever; your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, may my counsel be acceptable to you: atone for your sins with righteousness and your iniquities with mercy to the oppressed, so that your prosperity may be prolonged.”

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:28

they have grown fat and sleek. They know no limits in deeds of wickedness; they do not judge with justice the cause of the orphan, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good; seek justice; rescue the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow.