Proverbs 29:4

New International Version

By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

Cross References

2 Samuel 8:15

David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right for all his people.

1 Kings 2:12

So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his rule was firmly established.

2 Chronicles 9:8

Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”

Job 11:6

and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.

Psalm 89:14

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.

Psalm 99:4

The King is mighty, he loves justice— you have established equity; in Jacob you have done what is just and right.

Proverbs 14:34

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

Proverbs 16:10

The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.

Proverbs 16:12

Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8

When a king sits on his throne to judge, he winnows out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 29:14

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

Proverbs 8:15

By me kings reign and rulers issue decrees that are just;

Isaiah 49:8

This is what the Lord says: “In the time of my favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you; I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances,

Isaiah 9:7

Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

Daniel 11:20

“His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are skilled in doing evil; the ruler demands gifts, the judge accepts bribes, the powerful dictate what they desire— they all conspire together.

1 Samuel 13:13

“You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.