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Proverbs 8:16
16I help leaders, officers and all judges to lead people in a good way.
Proverbs 8:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)by me princes govern, and nobles—all who rule on earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)by me princes rule, and nobles, all who govern justly.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By me princes rule, and nobles, All the judges of the earth.
Context of Proverbs 8:16
14I tell people how to do wise things that are right. I understand what is right and I am strong. 15I help kings to rule well. I help rulers to make fair laws. I help leaders, officers and all judges to lead people in a good way. 17I love those people who love me. Whoever looks for me will find me. 18I am able to give people riches and honour. I help people to use their money well and to do what is right.
Read all of Proverbs 8Proverbs 8:16 word by word
בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כָּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 8:16
- 1 Samuel 2:30Because of what you have done, the Lord, Israel's God, says this to you: “I promised your family and your ancestors that they would serve me as priests for ever.” But now the Lord says, “That will never happen! I will give honour to people who respect me. But I will curse people who insult me.
- Psalms 91:14The Lord says, ‘If someone loves me, I will keep him safe. Because he worships me, I will protect him.
- John 14:21Those people who obey my commands are the ones who really love me. They accept my words and they do what I say. My Father will love everyone who loves me. I also will love them and I will show myself to them.’
- John 16:27I will not need to do that, because the Father himself loves you. He loves you because you love me, and you have believed that I came from God.
- 1 John 4:19We are able to love God and other people because God loved us first.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1Remember to serve God while you are young. He is the one who made you. Your life will have many troubles in the future. During those years, you will say, ‘I do not enjoy my life any more.’
- Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken secretly, as I hid in a dark place. I did not say to Jacob's descendants, “Look for me, but you will not find me.” I am the Lord. I speak what is right. My message is true.
- Isaiah 55:6Come to serve the Lord now, while he lets you find him. Call out to him for help, while he is near you.
- Matthew 6:33Instead, always think about the things that are important in the kingdom of heaven. Always do what God shows you is right. Then he will also give you the things that you need each day.
- Matthew 7:7Jesus said, ‘Go on asking God for what you need. Then God will give it to you. Go on looking for what you need. Then you will find it. Go on knocking at the door, and God will open it for you.
- Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw this, he was angry. He said to them, ‘Do not stop the children. Let them come to me. People must become like these children so that God can rule their lives. That is what the kingdom of God is like.
- James 1:5But maybe you need to know how to be wise. Then ask God to help you. He is ready to give everyone what they need. And he never says that it is wrong to ask. So God will help you to be wise.
Commentaries on Proverbs 8:16
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-21Verses 12-21 Wisdom, here is Christ, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge; it is Christ in the word, and Christ in the heart; not only Christ revealed to us, but Christ revealed in us. All prudence and skill are from the Lord. Through the redemption of Christ's precious blood, the riches of his grace abound in all wisdom and prudence. Man found out many inventions for ruin; God found one for our recovery. He hates pride and arrogance…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16The best rulers use wisdom to guide them (for example, 1 Kings 3:16–28).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. of which a wisely conducted government is an example.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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