Pro 20:28, 21:3, 25:5, 29:4, 31:9, Isa 9:7 | ESV | STEP | Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king , and by steadfast love his throne is upheld .

Proverbs 20:28

28 ^aSteadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king,
and by steadfast love his ^bthrone is upheld.

Proverbs 21:3

3 ^cTo do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 25:5

5 take away ^dthe wicked from the presence of the king,
and his ^ethrone will be established in righteousness.

Proverbs 29:4

4 By justice a king ^fbuilds up the land,
but he who exacts gifts ^{▼▼Or who taxes heavily} tears it down.

Proverbs 31:9

9 Open your mouth, ^hjudge righteously,
ⁱdefend the rights of ^jthe poor and needy.

Isaiah 9:7

7 Of the increase of his government and of peace
^kthere will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to establish it and to uphold it
^lwith justice and with righteousness
from this time forth and forevermore.
^mThe zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.