For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
Proverbs 29:14 - Revised Version 1885 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established continuously. American Standard Version (1901) The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever. Common English Bible If a king judges the poor honestly, his throne will be established forever. Catholic Public Domain Version The king who judges the poor in truth, his throne shall be secured in eternity. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever. |
For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: For the throne is established by righteousness.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: And his throne is upholden by mercy.
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor: But he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.
The king by judgement establisheth the land: But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
learn to do well; seek judgement, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness: they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they should prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge,
Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.