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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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28 In the multitude of people is the king’s glory;
But in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.

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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.(A)

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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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35 The king’s favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely;
But his wrath will be against him that [a]causeth shame.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:35 Or, doeth shamefully

35 A king delights in a wise servant,
    but a shameful servant arouses his fury.(A)

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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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10 [a]A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;
His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

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  1. Proverbs 16:10 Hebrew Divination.

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
    and his mouth does not betray justice.(A)

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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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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 favor is as a cloud of the latter rain.

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13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips;
    they value the one who speaks what is right.(A)

14 A king’s wrath is a messenger of death,(B)
    but the wise will appease it.(C)

15 When a king’s face brightens, it means life;(D)
    his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.(E)

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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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12 The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion;
But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

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12 A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion,(A)
    but his favor is like dew(B) on the grass.(C)

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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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The terror of a king is as the roaring of a lion:
He that [a]provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own [b]life.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:2 Or, angereth himself against him
  2. Proverbs 20:2 Hebrew soul.

A king’s wrath strikes terror like the roar of a lion;(A)
    those who anger him forfeit their lives.(B)

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A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment
    scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment
[a]Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

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  1. Proverbs 20:8 Or, Winnoweth

When a king sits on his throne to judge,(A)
    he winnows out all evil with his eyes.(B)

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26 A wise king scattereth the wicked,
    and bringeth the wheel over them.

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26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked,
And bringeth the threshing-wheel over them.

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26 A wise king winnows out the wicked;
    he drives the threshing wheel over them.(A)

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28 Mercy and truth preserve the king:
    and his throne is upholden by mercy.

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28 Kindness and truth preserve the king;
And [a]his throne is upholden by kindness.

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  1. Proverbs 20:28 Or, he upholdeth his throne

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe;
    through love(A) his throne is made secure.(B)

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