Proverbs 29:4 · KJV
“The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. {he...: Heb. a man of oblations}”
— Proverbs 29:4
Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
Proverbs 29 — Context
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. {in...: or, increased}
3Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth {his} substance.
4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it. {he...: Heb. a man of oblations}
5A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet.
6In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Micah 7:3
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge {asketh} for a reward; and the great {man}, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up. {his...: Heb. the mischief of his soul}
Daniel 11:20
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes {in} the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. {estate: or, place} {a...: Heb. one that causeth an exacter to pass over} {anger: Heb. angers}
Jeremiah 22:13-17
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; {that} useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Proverbs 16:12
{It is} an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
2 Chronicles 9:8
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, {to be} king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
Psalms 89:14
Justice and judgment {are} the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face. {habitation: or, establishment}