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New Living Translation
Proverbs 20:28
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Loyalty and faithfulness guard a king;through loyalty he maintains his throne.
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
Loyalty and truth watch over the king, And he upholds his throne by loyalty.
Loyalty and truth keep a king in power; he continues to rule if he is loyal.
Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king, And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
Lovingkindness and truth will guard the king,And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Rulers are protected by God's mercy and loyalty, but they must be merciful for their kingdoms to last.
Grace and truth preserve a king; with grace he upholds his throne.
Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
A king who is loyal and true will keep his power. Loyalty will keep his kingdom strong.
Mercy and truth preserve a king; and his throne is established by grace.
A king will remain in power as long as his rule is honest, just, and fair.
Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king, and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.
Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Mercy & faithfulnes preserue the kynge, & with louynge kyndnes his seate is holden vp.
Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Mercy and trueth preserue the king: and his throne is vpholden by mercy.
Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
Merci and treuthe kepen a kyng; and his trone is maad strong bi mekenesse.
Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upheld by kindness.
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.
Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.
Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
A king will stay in power as long as he is faithful and true. He can stay on his throne if he does what is right and good.
Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.
Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king, - therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.
Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.
Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 61:7, Psalms 101:1
Mercy: Proverbs 16:6
his: Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 29:14, Psalms 21:7, Psalms 26:1, Isaiah 16:5
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:31 - merciful kings Proverbs 3:3 - mercy Proverbs 25:5 - his Jeremiah 22:15 - and do
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Mercy and truth preserve the king,.... Which are two good qualifications in a prince; not ruling his subjects with rigour and cruelty, but with tenderness and clemency; easing them as much as he can of burdens and pressures; showing compassion to the distressed, and pardoning delinquents when the case will admit of it; as also being faithful to his word, promises, and engagements; inviolably adhering to the laws and constitution of the nation, and steady in his administrations of justice; these preserve him in the affections of his people, and make him safe and secure on his throne; and because of these the Lord preserves him from his enemies. It maybe rendered, "grace and truth" l; and applied to Christ, who is full of both, and which are said to preserve him, Psalms 40:11;
and his throne is upholden by mercy; this explains what is meant by the preservation of him, and what is the security of his throne and kingdom, which is clemency and goodness to his subjects.
l חסד ואמת "gratis et veritas", Cocceius.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 20:28. Mercy and truth preserve the king — These are the brightest jewels in the royal crown; and those kings who are most governed by them have the stablest government.
