The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

王藉公平，使国坚定；索要贿赂，使国倾败。

王藉公平，使国坚定；强索贡物的，使它毁坏。

王藉公平，使国坚定；强索贡物的，使它毁坏。

君王秉公行义，国家安定；他若收受贿赂，国必倾倒。

君王以公正使国坚立；收受贿赂的，使国覆亡。

王藉着公正，使国坚立；但收受贿赂的，使国倾覆。

王藉公平，使國堅定；索要賄賂，使國傾敗。

王藉公平，使國堅定；強索貢物的，使它毀壞。

王藉公平，使國堅定；強索貢物的，使它毀壞。

君王秉公行義，國家安定；他若收受賄賂，國必傾倒。

君王以公正使國堅立；收受賄賂的，使國覆亡。

王以公平使國立定；一個逼索稅貢的、使國翻毁。

王藉著公正，使國堅立；但收受賄賂的，使國傾覆。

王秉公義、使國堅立、索賄者傾覆之、

王秉義、國以立、主受賄、邦必喪。

王秉公義、使國堅立、受賄者受賄者或作增稅者敗之、

By justice a king gives a country stability, but those who are greedy for bribes tear it down.

By doing what is fair, a king makes a country secure. But those who only want money tear it down.

By justice a king builds up the land, but he who exacts gifts tears it down.

A just king gives stability to his nation, but one who demands bribes destroys it.

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands“ contributions” demolishes it.

The king gives stability to the land by justice, But a person who takes bribes ruins it.

The king establishes the land by justice, But he who receives bribes overthrows it.

The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a man who demands“ contributions” demolishes it.

A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

The king by justice makes the land stable, but he who takes bribes tears it down.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge[ asketh] for a reward; and the great[ man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong;[ that] useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and[ it is] cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.Shalt thou reign, because thou closest[ thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice,[ and] then[ it was] well with him?He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then[ it was] well[ with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.But thine eyes and thine heart[ are] not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do[ it].

Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;

And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

Of the increase of[ his] government and peace[ there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne,[ to be] king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.

The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.

[ It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.

Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes[ in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

And he did[ that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.[ And] Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.And Menahem exacted the money of Israel,[ even] of all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

Justice and judgment[ are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.