New King James Version
Proverbs 29:26
26Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord.
Proverbs 29:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that a man gets justice.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Many seek the ruler’s favor, but justice comes from the Lord.
Context of Proverbs 29:26
24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own life; He swears to tell the truth, but reveals nothing. 25The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe. Many seek the ruler’s favor, But justice for man comes from the Lord. 27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
Read all of Proverbs 29Proverbs 29:26 word by word
רַ֭בִּים מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 29:26
- Proverbs 19:6Many entreat the favor of the nobility, And every man is a friend to one who gives gifts.
- Psalms 20:9Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call.
- Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
- Proverbs 19:21There are many plans in a man’s heart, Nevertheless the Lord’s counsel—that will stand.
- Proverbs 21:1The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.
- Genesis 43:14And may God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved, I am bereaved!”
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem,
- Nehemiah 1:11O Lord, I pray, please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants who desire to fear Your name; and let Your servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.” For I was the king’s cupbearer.
- Esther 4:16“Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me; neither eat nor drink for three days, night or day. My maids and I will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish!”
- Psalms 62:12Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work.
- Isaiah 46:9Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me,
- Daniel 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; He does according to His will in the army of heaven And among the inhabitants of the earth. No one can restrain His hand Or say to Him, “What have You done?”
Commentaries on Proverbs 29:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Many seek the ruler's favor - To be screened from the punishment determined by the law; but should he grant the favor sought, and pardon the criminal, this takes not away his guilt in the sight of God, from whom all just judgment proceeds.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26To trust in the favor of princes is to build upon the sands. The judgment which will set right all wrong will come from the Lord. It is better to wait for that than to run here and there, canvassing, bribing, flattering.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 The wisest course is, to look to God, and seek the favour of the Ruler of rulers; for every creature is that to us which God makes it to be.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. (Compare Margin; Psa 27:8). God alone will and can do exact justice.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 29
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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