King James Version
Proverbs 29:14 in the King James Version says “The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.”
Proverbs 29:14 · KJV
If a ruler hearken to lies , all his servants are wicked.
The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes. the deceitful: or, the usurer
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
The rod and reproof give wisdom: but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame.
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“judgeth”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
“for ever”
H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or wit
“shall be established”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
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