Thematic Bible: Wisdom and integrity essential to
Thematic Bible
Magistrates » Wisdom and integrity essential to
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
Rulers' » Wisdom and integrity essential to
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
The Nation » Of israel and judah rulers » Wisdom and integrity essential to
It is not for kings, Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for rulers to say, Where is the strong drink?
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place them over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
Provide you wise and understanding and known men, according to your tribes, that I may make them your chiefs.
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
And now let Pharaoh look himself out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.