Proverbs 29:4
A just king raiseth [up] the land; an avaricious man shall destroy it.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:15And David reigned upon all Israel, and David did doom, and rightwiseness to all his people. (And David reigned over all Israel, and David brought justice, or judgement, and righteousness unto all his people.)
2 Kings 15:18And he did that, that was evil before the Lord; he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, that made Israel to do sin.
Psalms 89:14rightfulness and doom is the making ready of thy seat. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face; (Righteousness and judgement be the foundations of thy throne; love and faithfulness go forth before thee.)
Proverbs 8:15Kings reign by me; and makers of laws deem just things by me. (Kings reign by me; and law-makers justly judge by me or and rulers make just laws by me.)
Proverbs 16:10Divining is in the lips of a king; his mouth shall not err in doom. (The king speaketh with divine authority; his mouth shall not err in any judgement.)
Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth in the seat of doom, destroyeth all evil by his looking. (A king who sitteth on the seat of judgement, knoweth evil when he seeth it.)
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 29:4
3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. Both the parts of this verse repeat what has been often said, but, on comparing them together, the sense of them will be enlarged from each other. 1. Be it observed, to the honour of a virtuous young man, that he loves wisdom, he is a philosopher (for that signifies a lover of wisdom ), for religion is the best philosophy; he avoids bad company, and especially the company of lewd women. Hereby he rejoices… Read the whole commentary →