Proverbs 20:28
Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king,—therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
In Context
27The lamp of Yahweh, is the spirit of a son of earth, searching all the chambers of the inner man.
29The beauty of young men, is their strength, and, the ornament of old men, a hoary head.
Cross References
Psalms 21:7For, the king, is trusting in Yahweh, and, in the lovingkindness of the Highest, shall he not be shaken.
Psalms 61:7Let him retain his seat age-abidingly before God, Appoint that, lovingkindness and faithfulness, my watch over him!
Proverbs 3:3Lovingkindness and faithfulness, let them not forsake thee,—bind them, upon thy neck, write them upon the tablet of thy heart:
Proverbs 16:12The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.
Isaiah 16:5So shall be established, in lovingkindness, a throne, And one shall sit thereon, in truth, in the home of David,—Judging—and seeking justice and speeding 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 →