For I said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”
Proverbs 29:14 - English Standard Version 2016 If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever. 更多版本King 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 said, “Steadfast love will be built up forever; in the heavens you will establish your faithfulness.”
It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
A ruler who lacks understanding is a cruel oppressor, but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.
but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? declares the Lord.
they have grown fat and sleek. They know no bounds in deeds of evil; they judge not with justice the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper, and they do not defend the rights of the needy.
Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”