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Proverbs 29:4

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4The king by judgment jestablisheth the land:

But †he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

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Footnotes

  1. j1 Kin. 15:4. So 2 Chr. 9:8. Comp. ver. 14
  2. †Heb. a man of k oblations. See ver. 1.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

By justice a king builds up the land,

but he who exacts gifts tears it down.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By justice a king gives a country stability,

but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By justice a king brings stability to a land,

but a person who demands “contributions”

demolishes it.

NLTNew Living Translation

A just king gives stability to his nation,

but one who demands bribes destroys it.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By justice a king gives stability to a land,

but a man of bribes will ruin it.