Wine Is a Mocker
Proverbs 20:28
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
- KJV
- Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
- WEB
- Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
- ASV
- Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
- LSV
- Kindness and truth keep a king, || And he has supported his throne by kindness.
- YLT
- Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
- DBY
- Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
- DRC
- Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
- GNV
- Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
- JPS
- Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.
- LXXE
- Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
- LXX-Br
- Ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ, καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
- Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O LORD! For I have walked with integrity; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
- Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
- Psalms 101:1I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
- Proverbs 16:6By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.
- Psalms 61:7May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
- Isaiah 16:5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
- Psalms 21:7For the king trusts in the LORD; through the loving devotion of the Most High, he will not be shaken.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).