Proverbs 29:26
Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 43:14And my God give you favour in the sight of the man, and send away your other brother, and Benjamin, for I accordingly as I have been bereaved, am bereaved.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put it thus into the heart of the king, to glorify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem;
Psalms 62:12But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
Proverbs 16:14The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
Proverbs 19:6Many court the favour of kings; but every bad man becomes a reproach to another man.
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 →