proverbs_29:4
Proverbs 29:4
| Hebrew |
מֶ֗לֶךְ בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט יַעֲמִ֣יד אָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה |
| ESV |
By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.
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| NIV |
By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.
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| NLT |
A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it.
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| LXX | |
| KJV |
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
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Proverbs 29:3 ← Proverbs 29:4 → Proverbs 29:5
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