Proverbs 29:26
Many seek the moshelʼs favor, 1 but mishpat ish cometh from Hashem. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 43:14And El Shaddai give you rachamim before the ish, that he may send away achichem acher (your other brother), and Binyamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.
Ezra 7:27Baruch Hashem Elohei Avoteinu, Who hath put such a thing as this in the lev HaMelech, to honor the Beis Hashem which is in Yerushalayim;
Esther 4:16Go, gather together kol HaYehudim that are found in Shushan, and declare ye a tzom for me, and neither eat nor drink shloshet yamim, lailah vayom. I also and my na'arot will undergo a tzom likewise; and so will I go in unto HaMelech, though it is not according to the dat; and if I perish, I perish.
Psalms 62:12Elohim hath spoken once; 1 twice have I heard this; 1 that oz (strength) belongeth unto Elohim. 1
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a melech is as malachim of mavet, 1 but an ish chacham will appease it. 1
Proverbs 19:6Rabbim (many) will entreat the favor of the ruler, 1 and every ish is the re'a (friend) to him that giveth mattan (gifts). 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:26
25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Here, 1. We are cautioned not to dread the power of man, neither the power of a prince nor the power of the multitude; both are formidable enough, but the slavish fear of either brings a snare, that is, exposes men to many insults (some take a pride in terrifying the timorous), or rather exposes men to many temptations. Abraham, for fear of man, denied his wife, and Peter his Master, and many a one his God and religion. We… Read the whole commentary →