Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.
LXX2012 (British)
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
In Context
29Wisdom is an ornament to young men; and grey hairs are the glory of old men.
Cross References
Psalms 21:7All that saw me mocked me: they spoke with their lips, they shook the head, saying, 1
Psalms 61:7+ 61:7 Gr. on. In God is my salvation and my glory: he is the God of my help, and my hope is in God. 1
Proverbs 3:3Let not mercy and truth forsake you; but bind them about your neck:
Proverbs 16:12An evil-doer is an abomination to a king; for the throne of rule is established by righteousness.
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 judgements, and hasting 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 →