Proverbs 29:14

Bible in Basic English 1965

The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

Cross References

Psalm 89:2

For you have said, Mercy will be made strong for ever; my faith will be unchanging in the heavens.

Proverbs 16:12

Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.

Proverbs 28:16

The prince who has no sense is a cruel ruler; but he who has no desire to get profit for himself will have long life.

Proverbs 29:4

A king, by right rule, makes the land safe; but one full of desires makes it a waste.

Isaiah 1:17

Take pleasure in well-doing; let your ways be upright, keep down the cruel, give a right decision for the child who has no father, see to the cause of the widow.

Isaiah 11:4

But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

Jeremiah 22:16

He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.

Daniel 4:27

For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.