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Proverbs 14:28 (Listen)

28 In ra multitude of people is the glory of a king,

but without people a prince is ruined.

Proverbs 14:35 (Listen)

35 A servant who deals wisely has cthe king's favor,

but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

Proverbs 16:10 (Listen)

10 aAn oracle is on the lips of a king;

his mouth does not sin in judgment.

Proverbs 16:12-15 (Listen)

12 It is an abomination to kings to do evil,

for cthe throne is established by righteousness.

13 dRighteous lips are the delight of a king,

and he loves him who speaks what is right.

14 eA king's wrath is a messenger of death,

and a wise man will fappease it.

15 gIn the light of a king's face there is life,

and his dfavor is like hthe clouds that bring the spring rain.

Proverbs 17:7 (Listen)

7 Fine speech is not wbecoming to a fool;

still less is xfalse speech to a prince.

Proverbs 17:11 (Listen)

11 An evil man seeks only rebellion,

and ba cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Proverbs 19:12 (Listen)

12 A king's wrath is like qthe growling of a lion,

but his rfavor is like sdew on the grass.

Proverbs 20:2 (Listen)

2 The terror of a king is like bthe growling of a lion;

whoever provokes him to anger cforfeits his life.

Proverbs 20:8 (Listen)

8 lA king who sits on the throne of judgment

mwinnows all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 20:26 (Listen)

26 A wise king pwinnows the wicked

and drives qthe wheel over them.

Proverbs 20:28 (Listen)

28 uSteadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,

and by steadfast love his vthrone is upheld.

Proverbs 21:1 (Listen)

21 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord;

he yturns it wherever he will.

Proverbs 22:11 (Listen)

11 He who floves purity of heart,

and whose gspeech is gracious, hwill have the king as his friend.

Proverbs 23:1-3 (Listen)

23 When you sit down to eat with a ruler,

observe carefully what1 is before you,

2 and put a knife to your throat

if you are given to appetite.

3 cDo not desire his delicacies,

for they are deceptive food.

Footnotes

[1] 23:1 Or who

Proverbs 24:21-22 (Listen)

21 My son, zfear the Lord and the king,

and do not join with those who do otherwise,

22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,

and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?

Proverbs 25:2-7 (Listen)

2 It is the glory of God to nconceal things,

but the glory of kings is to osearch things out.

3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth,

so the heart of kings is punsearchable.

4 Take away qthe dross from the silver,

and rthe smith has material for a vessel;

5 take away sthe wicked from the presence of the king,

and his tthrone will be established in righteousness.

6 Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence

or stand in the place of the great,

7 for uit is better to be told, “Come up here,”

than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.

What your eyes have seen

Proverbs 25:15 (Listen)

15 With epatience a ruler may be persuaded,

and a soft tongue will break a bone.

Proverbs 28:2-3 (Listen)

2 When a land transgresses, eit has many rulers,

but with a man of understanding and knowledge,

its stability will long continue.

3 fA poor man who oppresses the poor

is a beating rain that leaves no food.

Proverbs 28:15-16 (Listen)

15 Like ba roaring lion or ca charging bear

is da wicked ruler over a poor people.

16 A ruler who elacks understanding is a cruel oppressor,

but he who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

Proverbs 29:4 (Listen)

4 By justice a king hbuilds up the land,

but he who exacts gifts1 tears it down.

Footnotes

[1] 29:4 Or who taxes heavily

Proverbs 29:12 (Listen)

12 If a ruler listens to falsehood,

all his officials will be wicked.

Proverbs 29:14 (Listen)

14 If a king tfaithfully judges the poor,

his throne will ube established forever.

Proverbs 29:26 (Listen)

26 Many jseek the face of a ruler,

but it is from the Lord that a man kgets justice.

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