Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
In Context
14Counsel and safety are mine: prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
16By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 9:17And Samuel looked upon Saul, and the Lord answered him, Behold the man of whom I spoke to thee, This one shall rule over my people.
1 Kings 3:9Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy + 3:9 Gr. heavy.great people?
1 Chronicles 28:5And of all my sons, (for the Lord has given me many sons,) he has chosen Solomon my son, to set him on the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
Psalms 72:1A Psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!
Isaiah 1:26And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 8:13-22
The Advantages of Wisdom. 12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me;… Read the whole commentary →