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 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
• Isa 11:4but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
• Prov 29:4By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
• Prov 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
• Ps 72:2–4May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
• Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Prov 28:16A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
• Ps 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
• Heb 1:8–9But about the Son He says: “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
• Prov 25:5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
• Ps 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
• Dan 4:27Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
• Job 29:11–18For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
• Jer 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
• Isa 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Ps 82:2–3“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
• Jer 22:16He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
• 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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