Proverbs 29:4
The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
The king by judgment establisheth the land,.... By executing, judgment and justice among his subjects, he establishes the laws of the land, and the government of it; he secures its peace and…
Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Matthew Henry
Here is, 1. The happiness of a people under a good government. The care and business of a prince should be to establish the land, to maintain its fundamental laws, to settle the minds of his subjects…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
receiveth The R.V., exacteth, is scarcely an improvement, for it is enough to "overthrow the land" that the king be open to receive gifts. The Heb., a man of offerings, will bear either sense. The…
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