Proverbs 29:26
Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
In Context
27The righteous abhorreth the vngodlye: and the wicked hateth hym that is in the ryght way.
Cross References
Genesis 43:14And God almightie geue you mercye in the sight of the man, that he may deliuer you your other brother, & [this] Beniamin: and thus I am as one that is quite robbed of his chyldren.
Proverbs 16:14The kinges displeasure is a messenger of death: but a wise man wyll pacifie hym.
Proverbs 19:6The multitude hangeth vpon great men: and euery man fauoureth hym that geueth rewardes.
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 →