'King' in the Bible

The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:

A king favors a wise servant,but his anger falls on a disgraceful one. >

God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

A king sitting on a throne to judgesifts out all evil with his eyes.

A wise king separates out the wickedand drives the threshing wheel over them.

Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;through loyalty he maintains his throne.

The one who loves a pure heartand gracious lips—the king is his friend.

My son, fear the Lord, as well as the king,and don’t associate with rebels,

These too are proverbs of Solomon,which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, copied.

Don’t brag about yourself before the king,and don’t stand in the place of the great;

By justice a king brings stability to a land,but a man who demands “contributions”demolishes it.

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

a servant when he becomes king,a fool when he is stuffed with food,

locusts have no king,yet all of them march in ranks;

a strutting rooster, a goat,and a king at the head of his army.

The words of King Lemuel,an oracle that his mother taught him: