THEOSISProverbs 20:28Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְסָעַ֖ד בַּחֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 16:12They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.
- Prov 29:14The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
- Prov 16:6By mercy and truth iniquity is redeemed; and by the fear of the Lord men depart from evil.
- Ps 26 (25):1
- Ps 101 (100):1
- Ps 21 (20):7
- Ps 61 (60):7
- Isa 16:5And a throne shall be prepared in mercy, and one shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and quickly rendering that which is just.