A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
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Proverbs 29:4
The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.
Parallel Translations
A righteous king establishes a country: but a transgressor destroys [it].
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Cross References
Proverbs 29:14Daniel 11:20Micah 7:3Proverbs 20:81 Kings 2:12Psalms 99:42 Samuel 8:15Proverbs 16:12Isaiah 9:7Isaiah 49:81 Samuel 13:13Psalms 89:14Jeremiah 22:13–17Proverbs 8:152 Chronicles 9:8
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