Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, 1 And will surround his throne with righteousness. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
In Context
27The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, 1 Who searches the inmost parts of the belly. 1
29Wisdom is an ornament to young men; 1 And gray hairs are the glory of old men. 1
Cross References
Psalms 21:7But I am a worm, and not a man; 1 A reproach of men, and scorn of the people. 1
Psalms 61:7For he is my God and my Savior; 1 My helper, I shall not be moved. 1
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; 1 But bind them about thy neck: 1
Proverbs 16:12An evildoer is an abomination to a king; 1 For the throne of rule is established by righteousness. 1
Isaiah 16:5And a throne shall be established with mercy; and one shall sit upon it with truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and earnestly seeking judgments, and hastening righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 20:28
27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord , searching all the inward parts of the belly. We have here the dignity of the soul, the great soul of man, that light which lighteth every man. 1. It is a divine light; it is the candle of the Lord, a candle of his lighting, for it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives us understanding. He forms the spirit of man within him. It is after the image of God that man is created in knowledge. Conscience, that noble faculty, is God's deputy in the soul; it is a… Read the whole commentary →