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Proverbs 20:28
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Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
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Proverbs 20:28 in Other Translations
KJV
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Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
ESV
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Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
NLT
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Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love.
MSG
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Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.
CSB
28
Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king; through loyalty he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 20:28 In-Context
26
A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.
27
The human spirit is the lamp of the LORD that sheds light on one’s inmost being.
28
Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
29
The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.
30
Blows and wounds scrub away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.
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Psalms 40:11
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Proverbs 16:12
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Isaiah 16:5
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Proverbs 29:14
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