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Monday, September 30th, 2024
the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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New Living Translation

Proverbs 29:26

Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice comes from the Lord .

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Confidence;   Court;   God Continued...;   Influence;   Justice;   Thompson Chain Reference - Favour, King's;   King's;   Nation, the;   The Topic Concordance - Judges;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Justice;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Justice;   Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Face;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
Many seek the face of a ruler,But justice for man comes from Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
Darby Translation
Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.
New King James Version
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.
Literal Translation
Many seek the face of the ruler, but the judgment of each man is from Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
Many people want the friendship of a ruler, but the Lord is the only one who judges people fairly.
World English Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, But a man's justice comes from Yahweh.
King James Version (1611)
Many seeke the rulers fauour, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
King James Version
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord .
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.
THE MESSAGE
Everyone tries to get help from the leader, but only God will give us justice.
Amplified Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.
American Standard Version
Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment cometh from Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.
Update Bible Version
Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment [comes] from Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Many seek the ruler's favor; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
New English Translation
Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.
Contemporary English Version
Many try to make friends with a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord .
Complete Jewish Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, but it is from Adonai that each gets justice.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
George Lamsa Translation
Many seek the rulers favor; but a mans judgment comes from the LORD.
Hebrew Names Version
Many seek the ruler's favor, But a man's justice comes from the LORD.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Many seek the ruler's favour; but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
New Life Bible
Many look for the ruler's favor, but what is right and fair comes from the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
that thou mayest have wool of sheep for clothing: pay attention to the land, that thou mayest have lambs.
English Revised Version
Many seek the ruler's favour: but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.
New Revised Standard
Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Many, seek the face of a ruler, but, from Yahweh, is the sentence of each one.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Lexham English Bible
Many are those who seek the favor of a ruler, but from Yahweh one obtains justice.
English Standard Version
Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
New American Standard Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for mankind comes from the LORD.
New Century Version
Many people want to speak to a ruler, but justice comes only from the Lord .
Good News Translation
Everybody wants the good will of the ruler, but only from the Lord can you get justice.
Christian Standard Bible®
Many seek a ruler's favor, but a man receives justice from the Lord .
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
Many seek the favor of a ruler, but from the LORD a man gets justice.
Young's Literal Translation
Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.

Contextual Overview

26 Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice comes from the Lord .

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

seek: Proverbs 19:6, Psalms 20:9

ruler's favour: Heb. face of a ruler, Proverbs 16:7, Proverbs 19:21, Proverbs 21:1, Genesis 43:14, Ezra 7:27, Ezra 7:28, Nehemiah 1:11, Esther 4:16, Psalms 20:9, Psalms 62:12, Isaiah 46:9-11, Daniel 4:35

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 23:20 - our part 2 Samuel 14:1 - toward Absalom 1 Kings 21:11 - did as Jezebel Ezra 6:13 - so they did Isaiah 51:12 - that thou Lamentations 3:38 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Many seek the ruler's favour,.... Or "face" e; are very desirous of being admitted into his presence, and of having his company and conversation; of having an opportunity to ask a favour of him, and of receiving honour from him, and of gaining him on their side, to take their part in a cause depending; see Proverbs 19:6;

but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the Lord; who has the hearts of kings and rulers in his hand, and directs them in bestowing their favours, and in determining causes; so that all things are ultimately from the Lord; and therefore it is best to seek unto him, and trust in him: or the state and condition and circumstances of men, as to riches and honour, and the like, are all from the Lord, according as he sees fit; who sets up one and pulls down another, according to his pleasure.

e פני "faciem", V. L. Pagninus, Vatablus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, so Michaelis, Schultens.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To trust in the favor of princes is to build upon the sands. The judgment which will set right all wrong will come from the Lord. It is better to wait for that than to run here and there, canvassing, bribing, flattering.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 29:26. Many seek the ruler's favour — To be screened from the punishment determined by the law; but should he grant the favour sought, and pardon the criminal, this takes not away his guilt in the sight of God, from whom all just judgment proceeds.


 
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