Proverbs 24:21-22
Revised Standard Version
21 My son, fear the Lord and the king,
and do not disobey either of them;[a]
22 for disaster from them will rise suddenly,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:21 Gk: Heb do not associate with those who change
Proverbs 25:2-3
Revised Standard Version
2 It is the glory of God to conceal things,
but the glory of kings is to search things out.
3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,
so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:4-5
Revised Standard Version
4 Take away the dross from the silver,
and the smith has material for a vessel;
5 take away the wicked from the presence of the king,
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:6-7
Revised Standard Version
6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence
or stand in the place of the great;
7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put lower in the presence of the prince.
What your eyes have seen
Proverbs 29:4
Revised Standard Version
4 By justice a king gives stability to the land,
but one who exacts gifts ruins it.
Proverbs 29:14
Revised Standard Version
14 If a king judges the poor with equity
his throne will be established for ever.
Proverbs 31:4-7
Revised Standard Version
4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine,
or for rulers to desire[a] strong drink;
5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed,
and pervert the rights of all the afflicted.
6 Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
and wine to those in bitter distress;
7 let them drink and forget their poverty,
and remember their misery no more.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 31:4 Cn: Heb where
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