Proverbs 29:14
The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
13The poor man and the creditor have met one another: the Lord is the enlightener of them both.
Cross References
Job 29:11The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that saw me gave witness to me:
Psalms 72:12Behold these are sinners; and yet, abounding in the world they have obtained riches.
Psalms 89:2Before the mountains were made, or the earth and the world was formed; from eternity and to eternity thou art God.
Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
Proverbs 28:16A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge for the fatherless, defend the widow.
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 →