Proverbs 29:26
Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.
In Context
25The feare of man bringeth a snare: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shalbe exalted.
Cross References
Genesis 43:14And God almightie giue you mercie in the sight of the man, that hee may deliuer you your other brother, and Beniamin: but I shall be robbed of my childe, as I haue bene.
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, which so hath put in the Kings heart, to beautifie the house of the Lord that is in Ierusalem,
Esther 4:16Goe, and assemble all the Iewes that are found in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and eate not, nor drinke in three dayes, day nor night. I also and my maydes will fast likewise, and so will I go in to the King, which is not according to the lawe: and if I perish, I perish.
Psalms 62:12And to thee, O Lord, mercie: for thou rewardest euery one according to his worke.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie it.
Proverbs 19:6Many reuerence the face of the prince, and euery man is friend to him that giueth giftes.
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 →