Proverbs 29:4

In 11 translations

BSB

By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.Or who taxes heavily or who takes bribes

KJV

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.he…: Heb. a man of oblations

WEB

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

ASV

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

LSV

A king establishes a land by judgment, || And one receiving gifts throws it down.

YLT

A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

DBY

A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.

DRC

A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.

GNV

A King by iudgement mainteineth ye countrey: but a man receiuing giftes, destroyeth it.

JPS

The king by justice establisheth the land; but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

LXXE

A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys it.

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Original-language editions

WLC

מֶ֗לֶךְ בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Βασιλεὺς δίκαιος ἀνίστησι χώραν, ἀνὴρ δὲ παράνομος κατασκάπτει.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
• Daniel 11:20In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.
• Micah 7:3Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
• Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
• Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
• 1 Kings 2:12So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.
• 2 Kings 15:18–20And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave…
• 2 Chronicles 9:8Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry…
• Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
• Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore.…
• 1 Samuel 13:13“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
• Jeremiah 22:13–17“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages, who says, ‘I will build myself a great palace, with…
• Psalms 99:4The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
• Isaiah 49:8This is what the LORD says: “In the time of favor I will answer You, and in the day of salvation I will help You; I will keep You and appoint You to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land, to apportion its…
• 2 Samuel 8:15Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

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