Proverbs 29:14
A King that iudgeth the poore in trueth, his throne shalbe established for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
13The poore and the vsurer meete together, and the Lord lighteneth both their eyes.
15The rodde and correction giue wisdome: but a childe set a libertie, maketh his mother ashamed.
Cross References
Job 29:11And when the eare heard me, it blessed me: and when the eye sawe me, it gaue witnesse to me.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms 89:2For I said, Mercie shalbe set vp for euer: thy trueth shalt thou stablish in ye very heauens.
Proverbs 20:28Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
Proverbs 28:16A prince destitute of vnderstanding, is also a great oppressour: but hee that hateth couetousnes, shall prolong his dayes.
Isaiah 1:17Learne to doe well: seeke iudgement, relieue the oppressed: iudge the fatherlesse and defend the widowe.
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 →