Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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 oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
15A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Cross References
Job 29:11For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Psalms 89:2For I have said, “Loving devotion is built up forever; in the heavens You establish Your faithfulness.”
Proverbs 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 28:16A leader who lacks judgment is also a great oppressor, but he who hates dishonest profit will prolong his days.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of 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 →