Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 8:16
16By me princes govern, and all nobles who judge righteously.
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
14Counsel and sound wisdom are mine. I have understanding and power. 15By me kings reign and princes decree justice. By me princes govern, and all nobles who judge righteously. 17I love those who love me. Those who earnestly seek me find me. 18With me are wealth and honor, enduring riches and righteousness.
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 2:30Therefore Adonai God of Israel declares, I indeed said that your house and your father’s house should walk before Me forever. But now declares Adonai, far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- Psalms 91:14“Because he has devoted his love to Me, I will deliver him. I will set him securely on high, because he knows My Name.
- John 14:21He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 16:27For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from God.
- 1 John 4:19We love, because He first loved us.
- Ecclesiastes 12:1So remember your Creator in the days of your youth: before the days of misery come, and years draw near when you will say: “I have no pleasure in them”—
- Isaiah 45:19“I have not spoken in secret, in a place of a land of darkness. I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in desolation.’ I, Adonai, speak righteousness, declaring uprightly.”
- Isaiah 55:6Seek Adonai while He may be found, call on Him while He is near.
- Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
- Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and you shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.
- Mark 10:14But when Yeshua saw this, He got angry. He told them, “Let the little children come to Me! Do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
- James 1:5But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all without hesitation and without reproach; and it will be given to him.
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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