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Selected Verse: Proverbs 20:28 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Pr 20:28 |
Strong Concordance |
Mercy [02617] and truth [0571] preserve [05341] the king [04428]: and his throne [03678] is upholden [05582] by mercy [02617]. |
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King James |
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| (Compare Pro 3:3; Pro 16:6, Pro 16:12). |
| Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78] |
28 Love and truth guard the king;
And he supports his throne by love.
We have not in the German [nor in the Eng.] language a couple of words that completely cover חסד ואמת; when they are used of God, we translate them by grace and truth [Gnade u. Wahrheit], Psa 40:12 (יצּרוּני); when of men, by love and truth [Liebe u. Treue], Pro 16:6; and when of the two-sided divine forces, by kindness and truth, Pro 3:3. Love and truth are the two good spirits that guard the king. If it is elsewhere said that the king's throne is supported "with judgment and with justice," Isa 9:6 [7]; here, on the other side, we see that the exercise of government must have love as its centre; he has not only to act on the line of right, שׁוּרת הדּין; but, as the later proverb says, in such a way, that within this circle his conduct is determined by the central motive of love. In this sense we give the king not only the title of Grossmchtigster [most high and mighty], but also that of "Allergndigster" most gracious, for the king can and ought to exercise grace before other men; the virtue of condescension establishes his throne more than the might of greatness. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Mercy and truth preserve the king - These are the brightest jewels in the royal crown; and those kings who are most governed by them have the stablest government. |
12 It is an abomination [08441] to kings [04428] to commit [06213] wickedness [07562]: for the throne [03678] is established [03559] by righteousness [06666].
6 By mercy [02617] and truth [0571] iniquity [05771] is purged [03722]: and by the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] men depart [05493] from evil [07451].
3 Let not mercy [02617] and truth [0571] forsake [05800] thee: bind [07194] them about thy neck [01621]; write [03789] them upon the table [03871] of thine heart [03820]:
6 For unto us a child [03206] is born [03205], unto us a son [01121] is given [05414]: and the government [04951] shall be upon his shoulder [07926]: and his name [08034] shall be called [07121] Wonderful [06382], Counsellor [03289], The mighty [01368] God [0410], The everlasting [05703] Father [01], The Prince [08269] of Peace [07965].
3 Let not mercy [02617] and truth [0571] forsake [05800] thee: bind [07194] them about thy neck [01621]; write [03789] them upon the table [03871] of thine heart [03820]:
6 By mercy [02617] and truth [0571] iniquity [05771] is purged [03722]: and by the fear [03374] of the LORD [03068] men depart [05493] from evil [07451].
12 For innumerable [04557] evils [07451] have compassed [0661] me about: mine iniquities [05771] have taken hold [05381] upon me, so that I am not able [03201] to look up [07200]; they are more [06105] than the hairs [08185] of mine head [07218]: therefore my heart [03820] faileth [05800] me.