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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who makes heavy exactions ruins it.
Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with equity,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Proverbs 29:14
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 If a king judges the poor with fairness,
his throne will be established forever.(A)
Micah 7:3
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Micah 7:3
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3 Their hands are skilled to do evil;
the official and the judge ask for a bribe,
and the powerful dictate what they desire;
thus they pervert justice.[a](A)
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- 7.3 Cn: Heb they weave it
Micah 7:3
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Micah 7:3
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Daniel 11:20
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Daniel 11:20
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20 “Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an official for the glory of the kingdom, but within a few days he shall be broken, though not in anger or in battle.[a](A)
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- 11.20 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Daniel 11:20
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Daniel 11:20
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20 “His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor.(A) In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.
Proverbs 20:8
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Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
winnows all evil with his eyes.
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Proverbs 20:8
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Jeremiah 22:13-17
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Jeremiah 22:13-17
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13 Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness
and his upper rooms by injustice,
who makes his neighbors work for nothing
and does not give them their wages,(A)
14 who says, “I will build myself a spacious house
with large upper rooms,”
and who cuts out windows[a] for it,
paneling it with cedar
and painting it with vermilion.(B)
15 Are you a king
because you compete in cedar?
Did not your father eat and drink
and do justice and righteousness?
Then it was well with him.(C)
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
then it was well.
Is not this to know me?
says the Lord.(D)
17 But your eyes and heart
are only on your dishonest gain,
for shedding innocent blood,
and for practicing oppression and violence.(E)
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- 22.14 Gk Vg Syr Tg: MT my windows
Jeremiah 22:13-17
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Jeremiah 22:13-17
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13 “Woe(A) to him who builds(B) his palace by unrighteousness,
his upper rooms by injustice,
making his own people work for nothing,
not paying(C) them for their labor.
14 He says, ‘I will build myself a great palace(D)
with spacious upper rooms.’
So he makes large windows in it,
panels it with cedar(E)
and decorates it in red.(F)
15 “Does it make you a king
to have more and more cedar?
Did not your father have food and drink?
He did what was right and just,(G)
so all went well(H) with him.
16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(I)
and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(J) me?”
declares the Lord.
17 “But your eyes and your heart
are set only on dishonest gain,(K)
on shedding innocent blood(L)
and on oppression and extortion.”(M)
Isaiah 49:8
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Isaiah 49:8
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8 Thus says the Lord:
In a time of favor I have answered you;
on a day of salvation I have helped you;
I have kept you and given you
as a covenant to the people,[a]
to establish the land,
to apportion the desolate heritages,(A)
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- 49.8 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 49:8
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Isaiah 49:8
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Restoration of Israel
8 This is what the Lord says:
Isaiah 9:7
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Isaiah 9:7
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7 Great will be his authority,[a]
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.(A)
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- 9.7 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Isaiah 9:7
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Isaiah 9:7
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Proverbs 16:12
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Proverbs 16:12
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12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,
for the throne is established by righteousness.(A)
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Proverbs 16:12
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12 Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established through righteousness.(A)
Proverbs 8:15
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Proverbs 8:15
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15 By me kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;(A)
Proverbs 8:15
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Proverbs 8:15
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15 By me kings reign
and rulers(A) issue decrees that are just;
Psalm 99:4
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Psalm 99:4
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4 Mighty King,[a] lover of justice,
you have established equity;
you have executed justice
and righteousness in Jacob.(A)
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- 99.4 Cn: Heb And a king’s strength
Psalm 99:4
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Psalm 99:4
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Psalm 89:14
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Psalm 89:14
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14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
steadfast love and faithfulness go before you.(A)
Psalm 89:14
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Psalm 89:14
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2 Chronicles 9:8
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2 Chronicles 9:8
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8 Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on his throne as king for the Lord your God. Because your God loved Israel and would establish them forever, he has made you king over them, that you may execute justice and righteousness.”(A)
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2 Chronicles 9:8
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2 Chronicles 9:8
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8 Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne(A) as king to rule for the Lord your God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king(B) over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”
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