Proverbs 14:28
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 A large population is an honor for a king,
but without people a ruler is ruined.
Proverbs 14:35
GOD’S WORD Translation
35 A king is delighted with a servant who acts wisely,
but he is furious with one who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 16:10
GOD’S WORD Translation
10 When a divine revelation is on a king’s lips,
he cannot voice a wrong judgment.
Proverbs 16:13-15
GOD’S WORD Translation
13 Kings are happy with honest words,
and whoever speaks what is right is loved.
14 A king’s anger announces death,
but a wise man makes peace with him.
15 When the king is cheerful, there is life,
and his favor is like a cloud bringing spring rain.
Proverbs 19:12
GOD’S WORD Translation
12 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Proverbs 20:2
GOD’S WORD Translation
2 The rage of a king is like the roar of a lion.
Whoever makes him angry forfeits his life.
Proverbs 20:8
GOD’S WORD Translation
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge sifts out every evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 20:26
GOD’S WORD Translation
26 A wise king scatters the wicked
and then runs them over.
Proverbs 20:28
GOD’S WORD Translation
28 Mercy and truth protect a king,
and with mercy he maintains his throne.
Proverbs 21:1
GOD’S WORD Translation
The Lord Controls Wise and Foolish People
21 The king’s heart is like streams of water.
Both are under the Lord’s control.
He turns them in any direction he chooses.
Proverbs 22:11
GOD’S WORD Translation
11 Whoever loves a pure heart and whoever speaks graciously
has a king as his friend.
Proverbs 22:29
GOD’S WORD Translation
29 Do you see a person who is efficient in his work?
He will serve kings.
He will not serve unknown people.
Proverbs 24:21-22
GOD’S WORD Translation
21 Fear the Lord, my son.
Fear the king as well.
Do not associate with those who always insist upon change,
22 because disaster will come to them suddenly.
Who knows what misery both may bring?
Proverbs 25:2-3
GOD’S WORD Translation
Advice for Kings
2 It is the glory of God to hide things
but the glory of kings to investigate them.
3 ⌞Like⌟ the high heavens and the deep earth,
so the mind of kings is unsearchable.
Proverbs 25:4-5
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 Take the impurities out of silver,
and a vessel is ready for the silversmith to mold.
5 Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king,
and justice will make his throne secure.
Proverbs 25:6-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
6 Do not brag about yourself in front of a king
or stand in the spot that belongs to notable people,
7 because it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to be put down in front of a prince
whom your eyes have seen.
Proverbs 29:4
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 By means of justice, a king builds up a country,
but a person who confiscates religious contributions tears it down.
Proverbs 29:14
GOD’S WORD Translation
14 When a king judges the poor with honesty,
his throne will always be secure.
Proverbs 31:4-7
GOD’S WORD Translation
4 “It is not for kings, Lemuel.
It is not for kings to drink wine or for rulers to crave liquor.
5 Otherwise, they drink and forget what they have decreed
and change the standard of justice for all oppressed people.
6 Give liquor to a person who is dying
and wine to one who feels resentful.
7 Such a person drinks
and forgets his poverty
and does not remember his trouble anymore.
Copyright © 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God’s Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.
Bible Gateway Recommends
