Proverbs 29:26 · KJV
“Many seek the ruler's favour; but {every} man's judgment {cometh} from the LORD. {the ruler's...: Heb. the face of a ruler}”
— Proverbs 29:26
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}
An unjust man {is} an abomination to the just: and {he that is} upright in the way {is} abomination to the wicked.
Proverbs 29 — Context
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth {it} not.
25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. {safe: Heb. set on high}
26Many seek the ruler's favour; but {every} man's judgment {cometh} from the LORD. {the ruler's...: Heb. the face of a ruler}
27An unjust man {is} an abomination to the just: and {he that is} upright in the way {is} abomination to the wicked.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man {is} a friend to him that giveth gifts. {him...: Heb. a man of gifts}
Psalms 20:9
Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.
Proverbs 19:21
{There are} many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Psalms 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, {belongeth} mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Isaiah 46:9-11
Remember the former things of old: for I {am} God, and {there is} none else; {I am} God, and {there is} none like me,
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord. {know: or, I am not conscious of any fault}
Isaiah 49:4
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: {yet} surely my judgment {is} with the LORD, and my work with my God. {my work: or, my reward}
Esther 4:16
Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which {is} not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. {present: Heb. found}