Proverbs 20:28
חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ ־ מֶלֶךְ וְסָעַד בַּחֶסֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
In Context
27נֵר יְהוָה נִשְׁמַת אָדָם חֹפֵשׂ כָּל ־ חַדְרֵי ־ בָֽטֶן ׃
29תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים כֹּחָם וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים שֵׂיבָֽה ׃
Cross References
Psalms 21:7כִּֽי ־ תְשִׁיתֵהוּ בְרָכוֹת לָעַד תְּחַדֵּהוּ בְשִׂמְחָה אֶת ־ פָּנֶֽיךָ ׃
Psalms 61:7יָמִים עַל ־ יְמֵי ־ מֶלֶךְ תּוֹסִיף שְׁנוֹתָיו כְּמוֹ ־ דֹר וָדֹֽר ׃
Proverbs 3:3חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַֽל ־ יַעַזְבֻךָ קָשְׁרֵם עַל ־ גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כָּתְבֵם עַל ־ לוּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
Proverbs 16:12תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשׂוֹת רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּֽא ׃
Isaiah 16:5וְהוּכַן בַּחֶסֶד כִּסֵּא וְיָשַׁב עָלָיו בֶּאֱמֶת בְּאֹהֶל דָּוִד שֹׁפֵט וְדֹרֵשׁ מִשְׁפָּט וּמְהִר צֶֽדֶק ׃
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 →