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Proverbs 20:28 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.Proverbs 20:28 · King James Version
Proverbs 20:28 in context
26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
27The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29The glory of young men is their strength: and the beauty of old men is the grey head.
30The blueness of a wound cleanseth away evil: so do stripes the inward parts of the belly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- preservenâtsarto guard, in a good sense or a bad oneH5341 →
- upholdençâʻadto suportH5582 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- MercychêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- truthʼemethstabilityH571 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
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Here we have, 1. The virtues of a good king. Those are mercy and truth, especially mercy, for that is mentioned twice here. He must be strictly faithful to his word, must be sincere, and abhor all dissimulation, must religiously discharge all the trusts reposed in him, must support and countenance truth.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary