Proverbs 29:14

A king who judges the poor fairly will have a securely established throne. It links just treatment of the vulnerable to lasting, stable rule.

Cross-references · 18

• Prov 16:12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
• Isa 11:4but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
• Prov 29:4The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
• Prov 20:28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
• Ps 72:2–4He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
• Isa 9:6–7For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Prov 28:16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.
• Ps 89:2I indeed declare, “Love stands firm forever. You established the heavens. Your faithfulness is in them.”
• Heb 1:8–9But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your Kingdom.
• Prov 25:5Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Ps 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
• Dan 4:27Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of your tranquility.
• Job 29:11–18For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it commended me:
• Jer 5:28They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t judge the right of the needy.
• Isa 1:17Learn to do well. Seek justice. Relieve the oppressed. Judge the fatherless. Plead for the widow.”
• Ps 82:2–3“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
• Jer 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn’t this to know me?” says Yahweh.
• Luke 1:32–33He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

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