Proverbs 29:14
If Melech shofet be'emes (judges in truth) the dalim, 1 his kisse shall be established forever. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
Cross References
Job 29:11When the ozen heard me, then it commended me; 1 and when the ayin saw me, it did bear witness of me, 1
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the evyon (needy) when he crieth; 1 the oni (poor, afflicted) also, and him that hath no ozer (helper). 1
Psalms 89:2I will sing of the mercies of Hashem olam; 1 with my mouth will I make known 1 Thy emunah (faithfulness) to dor vador. 1
Proverbs 20:28Chesed and emes guard the Melech, 1 and his kisse is upheld by chesed. 1
Proverbs 28:16The nagid (ruler) lacking tevunot (understanding) is also a great oppressor, 1 but he that hateth betza (ill-gotten gain) shall prolong his yamim (days). 1
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good; 1 seek mishpat, 1 relieve the oppressed, 1 judge the fatherless, 1 plead for the almanah. 1
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 →