Proverbs 20:28
World English Bible (WEB)
Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
In context
26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
27 The spirit of man is the LORD’s lamp, searching all his innermost parts.
28 Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
29 The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.
30 Wounding blows cleanse away evil, and beatings purge the innermost parts.
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Proverbs 20:28 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Love and faithfulness keep the king safe. His throne is sustained by love.
- KJV King James Version
- Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.