Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
In Context
25He that feareth man, shall quickly fall: he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be set on high.
Cross References
Genesis 43:14And may my almighty Bod make him favourable to you; and send back with you your brother, whom he keepeth, and this Benjamin: and as for me I shall be desolate without children.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,
Esther 4:16Go, and gather together all the Jews whom thou shalt find in Susan, and pray ye for me. Neither eat nor drink for three days and three nights: and I with my handmaids will fast in like manner, and then I will go in to the king, against the law, not being called, and expose myself to death and to danger.
Psalms 62:12God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard, that power belongeth to God,
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : and the wise man will pacify it.
Proverbs 19:6Many honour the person of him that is mighty, and are friends of him that giveth gifts.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:26
25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Here, 1. We are cautioned not to dread the power of man, neither the power of a prince nor the power of the multitude; both are formidable enough, but the slavish fear of either brings a snare, that is, exposes men to many insults (some take a pride in terrifying the timorous), or rather exposes men to many temptations. Abraham, for fear of man, denied his wife, and Peter his Master, and many a one his God and religion. We… Read the whole commentary →