Proverbs 29:14
The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
13The poore and the lender meete together, and the Lorde lyghteneth both their eyes.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:28Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
Proverbs 28:16Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne.
Isaiah 1:17Learne to do well, applie your selues to equitie, deliuer the oppressed, helpe the fatherlesse to his ryght, let the widdowes complaynt come before you:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:14
13 The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the Lord lighteneth both their eyes. This shows how wisely the great God serves the designs of his providence by persons of very different tempers, capacities, and conditions in the world, even, 1. By those that are contrary the one to the other. Some are poor and forced to borrow; others are rich, have a great deal of the mammon of unrighteousness (deceitful riches they are called), and they are creditors, or usurers, as it is in the margin. Some are poor, and… Read the whole commentary →