4A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.


In Context

1 The man that with a stiff neck despiseth him that reproveth him, shall suddenly be destroyed: and health shall not follow him.

2 When just men increase, the people shall rejoice: when the wicked shall bear rule, the people shall mourn.

3 A man that loveth wisdom, rejoiceth his father: but he that maintaineth bar lots, shall squander away his substance.

4 A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.

5 A man that speaketh to his friend with flattering and dissembling words, spreadeth a net for his feet.

6 A snare shall entangle the wicked man when he sinneth: and the just shall praise and rejoice.

Proverbs 29:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:4By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:4A king by just judgment establisheth the land; but he that taketh gifts overthroweth it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:4A king by judgment establisheth a land, And one receiving gifts throweth it down.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:4The king by judgment establishes the land: but he that receives gifts overthrows it.