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Proverbs 29:14 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 29 · verse 14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.Proverbs 29:14 · King James Version
Proverbs 29:14 in context
12If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.
13The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
15The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
16When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- establishedkûwnproperly, to be erectH3559 →
- faithfullyʼemethstabilityH571 →
- judgethshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- thronekiççêʼproperly, coveredH3678 →
- kingmeleka kingH4428 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
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Here is, 1. The duty of magistrates, and that is, to judge faithfully between man and man, and to determine all causes brought before them, according to truth and equity, particularly to take care of the poor, not to countenance them in an unjust cause for the sake of their poverty (Exo 23:3), but to see that their…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary