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


In Context

1 A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.

2 In the multiplying of the righteous the people rejoice, And in the ruling of the wicked the people sigh.

3 A man loving wisdom rejoiceth his father, And a friend of harlots destroyeth wealth.

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

5 A man taking a portion above his neighbour, Spreadeth a net for his own steps.

6 In the transgression of the evil is a snare, And the righteous doth sing 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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:4A just king setteth up the land: a covetous man shall destroy it.

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 American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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