Proverbs 14:28
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28 In the multitude of the [a]people is the honor of a King, and for the want of people cometh the destruction of the Prince.
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- Proverbs 14:28 That is, the strength of a king standeth in many people.
Proverbs 14:35
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35 The pleasure of a King is in a wise servant: but his wrath shall be toward him that is lewd.
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Proverbs 16:10
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10 A divine sentence shall be in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
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Proverbs 16:12-15
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12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is stablished [a]by justice.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and the king loveth him that speaketh right things.
14 The wrath of a king is as [b]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 [c]as a cloud of the latter rain.
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- Proverbs 16:12 They are appointed by God to rule according to equity and justice.
- Proverbs 16:14 That is, he findeth out many means to execute his wrath.
- Proverbs 16:15 Which is most comfortable to the dry ground, Deut. 11:14.
Proverbs 17:7
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7 [a]High talk becometh not a fool, much less a lying talk a prince.
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- Proverbs 17:7 Hebrew, the lip of excellency.
Proverbs 17:11
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11 A seditious person seeketh only evil, and a cruel [a]messenger shall be sent against him.
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- Proverbs 17:11 By the messenger is meant such means as God useth to punish the rebels.
Proverbs 19:12
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12 (A)The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion: but his favor is like the dew upon the grass.
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Proverbs 20:2
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2 (A)The fear of the King is like the roaring of a lion: he that provoketh him unto anger [a]sinneth against his own soul.
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- Proverbs 20:2 Putteth his life in danger.
Proverbs 20:8
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8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment, [a]chaseth away all evil with his eyes.
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- Proverbs 20:8 Where righteous judgment is executed, there sin ceaseth, and vice dare not appear.
Proverbs 20:26
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26 A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the [a]wheel to turn over them.
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- Proverbs 20:26 Which was a kind of punishment then used.
Proverbs 20:28
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28 (A)Mercy and truth preserve the king: for his throne shall be established with mercy.
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Proverbs 21:1
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21 1 The [a]King’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of waters: he turneth it whithersoever it pleaseth him.
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- Proverbs 21:1 Though Kings seem to have all things at commandment, yet are they not able to bring their own purposes to pass any otherwise than God hath appointed: much less are the inferiors able.
Proverbs 22:11
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11 He that loveth pureness of heart for the grace of his lips, the [a]king shall be his friend.
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- Proverbs 22:11 He showeth that princes should use their familiarity, whose conscience is good, and their talk wise and godly.
Proverbs 23:1-3
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23 1 When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, [a]consider diligently what is before thee,
2 [b]And put thy knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to the appetite.
3 Be not desirous of his dainty meats: [c]for it is a deceivable meat.
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- Proverbs 23:1 Eat with sobriety.
- Proverbs 23:2 Bridle thine appetite, as it were by force and violence.
- Proverbs 23:3 For ofttimes the rich when they bid their inferiors to their tables, it is not for the love they bear them, but for their own secret purposes.
Proverbs 24:21-22
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21 My son, fear the Lord, and the King and meddle not with them that are seditious.
22 For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruin of them [a]both?
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- Proverbs 24:22 Meaning, either of the wicked and seditious, as verse 19 and 21, or, of them that fear not God, nor obey their King.
Proverbs 25:2-7
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2 The glory of God is to [a]conceal a thing secret: but the [b]King’s honor is to search out a thing.
3 The heavens in height, and the earth in deepness: and the [c]king’s heart can no man search out.
4 Take the [d]dross from the silver, and there shall proceed a vessel for the finer.
5 Take [e]away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
6 Boast not thyself before the King, and stand not in the place of great men.
7 (A)For it is better, that it be said unto thee, Come up hither, than thou to be put lower in the presence of the Prince whom thine eyes have seen.
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- Proverbs 25:2 God doth not reveal the cause of his judgments to man.
- Proverbs 25:2 Because the king ruleth by the revealed word of God, the cause of his doings must appear, and therefore he must use diligence in trying out of causes.
- Proverbs 25:3 He showeth that it is too hard for man to attain to the reason of all the secret doings of the King, even when he is upright, and doeth his duty.
- Proverbs 25:4 When vice is removed from a king, he is a meet vessel for the Lord’s use.
- Proverbs 25:5 It is not enough that he be pure himself: but that he put away others that be corrupted.
Proverbs 25:15
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15 A Prince is pacified by staying of [a]anger, and a soft tongue breaketh the [b]bones.
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- Proverbs 25:15 By not ministering occasion to provoke him further.
- Proverbs 25:15 That is, the heart that is bent to anger, as Prov. 15:1.
Proverbs 28:2-3
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2 For the transgression of the land [a]there are many princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge a realm likewise endureth long.
3 A poor man, if he oppress the poor, is like a raging rain that leaveth no food.
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- Proverbs 28:2 The state of the commonweal is oftentimes changed.
Proverbs 28:15-16
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15 As a roaring lion, and an hungry bear, so is [a]a wicked ruler over the poor people.
16 A prince destitute of understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
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- Proverbs 28:15 For he can never be satisfied, but ever oppresseth and spoileth.
Proverbs 29:4
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4 A king by judgment maintaineth the country: but a man receiving gifts, destroyeth it.
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Proverbs 29:12
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12 Of a prince that hearkeneth to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Proverbs 29:14
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14 A (A)King that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established forever.
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Proverbs 29:26
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26 Many do seek the face of the ruler: but every man’s [a]judgment cometh from the Lord.
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- Proverbs 29:26 He needeth not to flatter the ruler: for what God hath appointed, that shall come to him.
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