Proverbs 29:14

All About Life

¹³ The poor man and the oppressor meet together. LORD enlightens the eyes of them both. ¹⁴ The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever. ¹⁵ The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

Cause of the Poor

Proverbs 16:12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.

Psalm 72:2-4

He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice.

Proverbs 25:5

Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice the king establishes the land, but he who exacts gifts overthrows it.

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Job 29:11-18

For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me.

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will deliver a needy man when he cries, and a poor man, who has no helper.

Psalm 82:2-3

How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.

Psalm 89:2

For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever. Thy faithfulness thou will establish in the very heavens.

Proverbs 20:28

Kindness and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by kindness.

Proverbs 28:16

The ruler who lacks understanding is also a great oppressor, [but] he who hates covetousness shall prolong his days.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Jeremiah 5:28

They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says LORD.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, if there may be a lengthening of thy tranquility.

Luke 1:32-33

This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

Hebrews 1:8-9

But toward the Son, Thy throne, O God, is into the age of the age. The scepter of thy kingdom is a scepter of straightness.