Proverbs 29:4-14

4 By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for[a] bribes tear it down.
5 Those who flatter their neighbors are spreading nets for their feet.
6 Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
8 Mockers stir up a city, but the wise turn away anger.
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool, the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
10 The bloodthirsty hate a person of integrity and seek to kill the upright.
11 Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
12 If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials become wicked.
13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives sight to the eyes of both.
14 If a king judges the poor with fairness, his throne will be established forever.

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Cross References 12

  • 1. ver 14; S Proverbs 8:15-16
  • 2. S Job 32:21; S Proverbs 26:28
  • 3. S Job 5:13; S Proverbs 26:27; Ecclesiastes 9:12
  • 4. Job 29:16; Psalms 41:1; Proverbs 31:8-9
  • 5. Proverbs 11:11; S Proverbs 16:14
  • 6. ver 27; 1 John 3:12
  • 7. S Job 15:13
  • 8. Proverbs 12:16; Proverbs 19:11
  • 9. 2 Kings 21:9
  • 10. S Job 34:30
  • 11. S Proverbs 22:2; Matthew 5:45
  • 12. S ver 4; Psalms 72:1-5; S Proverbs 16:12

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