28Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.


In Context

25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider his vows.

26 A wise king winnows out the wicked; he drives the threshing wheel over them.

27 The lamp of the Lord searches the spirit of a man ; it searches out his inmost being.

28 Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.

29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the old.

30 Blows and wounds cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the inmost being.

Proverbs 20:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:28Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.