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 14:34
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34 Righteousness exalts a nation,(A)
but sin condemns any people.
Proverbs 14:35
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35 A king delights in a wise servant,
but a shameful servant arouses his fury.(A)
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 16:12-15
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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 19:6
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Proverbs 19:12
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Proverbs 20:2
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Proverbs 20:8
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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 20:28
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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 24:23-25
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Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(A)
Proverbs 30:2-5
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2 Surely I am only a brute, not a man;
I do not have human understanding.
3 I have not learned wisdom,
nor have I attained to the knowledge of the Holy One.(A)
4 Who has gone up(B) to heaven and come down?
Whose hands(C) have gathered up the wind?
Who has wrapped up the waters(D) in a cloak?(E)
Who has established all the ends of the earth?
What is his name,(F) and what is the name of his son?
Surely you know!
Proverbs 28:2
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2 When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers,
but a ruler with discernment and knowledge maintains order.
Proverbs 28:3
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3 A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person
Proverbs 28:15
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15 Like a roaring lion or a charging bear
is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.
Proverbs 28:16
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16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion,
but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
Proverbs 29:5
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5 Those who flatter their neighbors
are spreading nets for their feet.(A)
Proverbs 29:12
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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)
Proverbs 29:26
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