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Proverbs 14:28
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Proverbs 14:28
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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
but without subjects a prince is ruined.(A)
Proverbs 14:28
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Proverbs 14:28
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28 In the multitude of people is the king's honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.
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Proverbs 14:35
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Proverbs 14:35
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35 A king delights in a wise servant,
but a shameful servant arouses his fury.(A)
Proverbs 14:35
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Proverbs 14:35
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35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
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Proverbs 16:10
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Proverbs 16:10
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10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)
Proverbs 16:10
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Proverbs 16:10
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10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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Proverbs 16:12-15
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Proverbs 16:12-15
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12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)
13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
they value the one who speaks what is right.(B)
Proverbs 16:12-15
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Proverbs 16:12-15
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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15 In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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Proverbs 17:7
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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)
Proverbs 17:7
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Proverbs 17:7
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7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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Proverbs 17:11
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 Evildoers foster rebellion against God;
the messenger of death will be sent against them.
Proverbs 17:11
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Proverbs 17:11
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11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion: therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
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Proverbs 19:12
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Proverbs 19:12
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Proverbs 19:12
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Proverbs 19:12
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12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
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Proverbs 20:26
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Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)
Proverbs 20:26
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Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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Proverbs 20:28
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28 Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
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Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 In the Lord’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water
that he channels toward all who please him.(A)
Proverbs 21:1
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
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Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
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