Proverbs 20:28
Chesed and emes guard the Melech, 1 and his kisse is upheld by chesed. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
In Context
27The neshamah of adam is the ner (light) of Hashem, 1 searching all the innermost beten. 1
Cross References
Psalms 21:7For Thou hast made him birkhot forever; 1 Thou hast made him exceeding glad with simcha in Thy presence. 1
Psalms 61:7Thou wilt prolong days of the Melech, 1 and his shanot dor vador. 1
Proverbs 3:3Let not chesed and emes forsake thee; 1 bind them about thy neck; 1 write them upon the luach (tablet) of thine lev; 1
Proverbs 16:12It is to'evat melachim to commit resha (wickedness), 1 for the kisse is established through tzedakah. 1
Isaiah 16:5And in chesed shall the kisse be established; 1 and sitting upon it in emes in the Ohel Dovid, 1 a Shofet seeking mishpat, 1 and hastening tzedek. 1
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 →