Cross references

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king brings stability to the land,

but a man who exacts tribute

demolishes it.

Proverbs 29:4 BSB
  1. a Or who taxes heavily or who takes bribes

Proverbs 29:4 has 16 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 1 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 29:14 (6 votes) and Proverbs 20:8 (3 votes). 8 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from 1 Samuel 13 to Acts 24.

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Which verses does Proverbs 29:4 point to?

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  1. A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

  2. A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

  3. In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.

  4. Micah 7:33 votes

    Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.

  5. “You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.

  6. Thus David reigned over all Israel and administered justice and righteousness for all his people:

  7. So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingdom was firmly established.

  8. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and throughout his reign he did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom. …

  9. Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on His throne to be king for the LORD your God. Because your God loved Israel enough to establish them forever, He has made you king over them to carry out justice and righteousness.”

  10. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.

  11. Psalm 99:42 votes
  12. Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

  13. Isaiah 9:72 votes

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

Which verses point to Proverbs 29:4?

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