Proverbs 29:14
When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
In Context
15A rod with rebuke, giveth wisdom, but, a youth unrestrained, bringeth shame to his mother.
Cross References
Job 29:11When, the ear, heard, then it pronounced me happy, When, the eye, saw, then it bare me witness;
Psalms 72:12Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;
Psalms 89:2For I said, To times age-abiding, shall lovingkindness be built up, As for the heavens, thou wilt establish thy faithfulness therein.
Proverbs 20:28Lovingkindness and faithfulness, will guard a king,—therefore should he support, with lovingkindness, his throne.
Proverbs 28:16A leader, may lack intelligence, yet abound in oppressions, The hater of greed, shall lengthen out days.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well—Seek justice, Correct the oppressor,—Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of the widow,
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 →