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28 In the multitude of people is the glory of the king,
    but without a population, a prince is ruined.

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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
    but a shortage of people is a ruler’s ruin.

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35 The favor of a king is for the servant who deals wisely,
    but his wrath will be on him who acts shamefully.

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35 The king approves the wise servant,
    but he is angry at anyone who acts shamefully.

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10 A decision is upon the lips of a king;
    in judgment his mouth will not sin.

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10 When a king is ready to speak officially,[a]
    what he says should not err with respect to justice.

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  1. Proverbs 16:10 Lit. king speaks an oracle

13 The delight of kings are the lips of righteousness,
    and he who speaks what is upright he will love.
14 The wrath of a king is a messenger of death,
    but one who is wise will appease[a] it.
15 In the light of the face of the king there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud of spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:14 Or “atone, cover over”

13 Kings take pleasure in righteous speech;
    they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.
14 The king’s wrath results in a death sentence,
    but whoever is wise will appease him.
15 When a king is pleased,[a] there is life,
    and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

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  1. Proverbs 16:15 Lit. a king’s face lightens

12 The rage of a king growls like a lion,
    but his favor is like dew on the grass.

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12 The king’s anger is like the roaring of a lion,
    but his goodwill is like dew on the grass.

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Roaring like the lion is the dreaded anger of a king;
    he who provokes him forfeits his life.[a]

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  1. Proverbs 20:2 Or “soul,” or “inner self”

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar;
    anyone who angers him forfeits his life.

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A king who sits on the throne of judgment
    winnows all evil with his eyes.

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A king sits on a throne of justice,
    sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.

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26 A wise king winnows the wicked,
    and he will drive a wheel over them.

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26 A wise king sifts the wicked,
    crushing them with the threshing wheel.

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28 Loyalty and faithfulness will preserve a king,
    and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

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28 Gracious love and truth preserve a king;
    through love his throne is made secure.

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21 Streams of water are the heart[a] of a king in the hand of Yahweh;
    wherever[b] he will desire, he will turn.

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  1. Proverbs 21:1 Or “mind”
  2. Proverbs 21:1 Literally “upon all that”

Thoughts on the Sovereignty of God

21 A king’s heart is a water stream that the Lord controls;
he directs it wherever he pleases.

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11 He who loves purity of heart
    and hasgracious speech,[a] his friend is the king.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Literally “grace of his lips”

11 Whoever loves purity[a] and gracious speech
    will gain the king as his friend.

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  1. Proverbs 22:11 Lit. purity of heart

29 A man who is skillful in his work, you shall see:
    before kings, he will serve;
    he will not serve before the commoners.

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29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
    He will work for kings, not unimportant people.

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