'King' in the Bible

The proverbs of David's son Solomon, king of Israel.

The king approves the wise servant, but he is angry at anyone who acts shamefully.

When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

When a king is pleased, there is life, and his favor is like a cloud that brings spring rain.

A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.

A wise king sifts the wicked, crushing them with the threshing wheel.

Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.

Whoever loves purity and gracious speech will gain the king as his friend.

My son, fear both the LORD and the king, and don't keep company with rebels.

Here are some more proverbs by Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah, transcribed.

Just as the heavens are high and earth is deep, so the heart of a king is unfathomable.

Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,

A king brings stability to a land through justice, but a man who takes bribes brings it to ruin.

When a king faithfully administers justice to the poor, his throne will be established forever.

Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

Locusts have no king, but they all swarm in ranks.

The strutting rooster, as well as the goat, and a king with his army.

The words of King Lemuel a pronouncement with which his mother encouraged him.