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Proverbs 29:14

If a king judges the poor fairly, he will rule for a long time.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Commerce;   King;   Poor;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Civic Righteousness;   Duty;   King;   Kings, Duties of;   Magistrates;   Nation;   Nation, the;   Needy, the;   Poor, the;   Poverty-Riches;   Righteousness;   Ruler's Duty;   Rulers;   Social Duties;   The Topic Concordance - Government;   Throne;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Justice;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Poor;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Poor, Orphan, Widow;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eternity;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
Hebrew Names Version
The king who fairly judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.
King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
English Standard Version
If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
New American Standard Bible
If a king judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
New Century Version
If a king judges poor people fairly, his government will continue forever.
Amplified Bible
If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.
World English Bible
The king who fairly judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
If a king judges the poor with truth,His throne will be established forever.
Berean Standard Bible
A king who judges the poor with fairness-his throne will be established forever.
Contemporary English Version
Kings who are fair to the poor will rule forever.
Complete Jewish Bible
If a king steadfastly gives justice to the poor, his throne will be secure forever.
Darby Translation
A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
George Lamsa Translation
The king who faithfully judges the people, his throne shall be established for ever.
Good News Translation
If a king defends the rights of the poor, he will rule for a long time.
Lexham English Bible
A king who judges with truthfulness to the poor, his throne will be established forever.
Literal Translation
A king that truly judges the weak shall have his throne established forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.
American Standard Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
Bible in Basic English
The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
King James Version (1611)
The King that faithfully iudgeth the poore, his throne shall be established for euer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Whosoever shall bless a friend in the morning with a loud voice, shall seem to differ nothing from one who curses him.
English Revised Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a kyng demeth pore men in treuthe; his trone schal be maad stidfast with outen ende.
Update Bible Version
The king that faithfully judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
New English Translation
If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.
New King James Version
The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
New Living Translation
If a king judges the poor fairly, his throne will last forever.
New Life Bible
If the king is fair as he judges the poor, his throne will stand forever.
New Revised Standard
If a king judges the poor with equity, his throne will be established forever.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
Revised Standard Version
If a king judges the poor with equity his throne will be established for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.
THE MESSAGE
Leadership gains authority and respect when the voiceless poor are treated fairly.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
If a king judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.

Contextual Overview

14 If a king judges the poor fairly, he will rule for a long time.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

king: Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:28, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 28:16, Job 29:11-18, Psalms 72:2-4, Psalms 72:12-14, Psalms 82:2, Psalms 82:3, Psalms 89:2, Isaiah 1:17, Isaiah 11:4, Jeremiah 5:28, Jeremiah 22:16, Daniel 4:27

his throne: Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 9:7, Luke 1:32, Luke 1:33, Hebrews 1:8, Hebrews 1:9

Reciprocal: Proverbs 20:8 - General Isaiah 16:5 - in mercy Ezekiel 18:17 - hath taken

Cross-References

Genesis 2:23
And the man said, "Finally! One like me, with bones from my bones and a body from my body. She was taken out of a man, so I will call her ‘woman.'"
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "There should be no arguing between you and me or between your people and my people. We are all brothers.
Genesis 29:12
He told her that he was from her father's family. He told her that he was the son of Rebekah. So Rachel ran home and told her father.
Genesis 29:13
When Laban heard the news about his sister's son Jacob, he ran to meet him. Laban hugged him and kissed him and brought him to his house. Jacob told Laban everything that had happened.
Genesis 29:15
One day Laban said to Jacob, "You are a relative of mine. It is not right for you to continue working for me without pay. What should I pay you?"
Judges 9:2
"Ask the leaders of the city of Shechem this question: ‘Is it better for you to be ruled by the 70 sons of Gideon or to be ruled by only one man? Remember, I am your relative.'"
2 Samuel 5:1
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron. They said to David, "Look, we are one family!
Micah 7:5
Don't trust your neighbor or trust a friend! Don't even speak freely with your wife.
Ephesians 5:30
because we are parts of his body.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,.... That truly executes justice and judgment among all his subjects, particularly the poor, who are too often neglected, because they cannot afford persons to plead their cause: such a king was Solomon; and especially the Messiah, of whom he was a type, Psalms 72:1;

his throne shall be established for ever; be secure to him as long as he lives, and to his posterity after; justice to all men, and mercy to the poor, are the support of a prince's throne; see Proverbs 20:28.


 
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