Proverbs 29:14
When a king judgeth in truth the indigent, his throne shall stand firmly for ever.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
13The poor and the man of exactions meet together: the Lord enlighteneth the eyes of both of them.
15The rod and reproof impart wisdom; but a lad abandoned to himself bringeth shame on his mother.
Cross References
Job 29:11For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for me;
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.
Psalms 89:2(89:3) For I have said, To eternity will kindness be built up: the heavens—yea, in these wilt thou establish thy faithfulness.
Proverbs 20:28Kindness and truth will watch over a king, and he will prop up through kindness his throne.
Proverbs 28:16The prince that is void of understanding is also a great oppressor; [but] he that hateth unjust gain will prolong his days.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek for justice, relieve the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for 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 →