Proverbs 29:4
By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 29:14 A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
- Proverbs 20:8 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
- Daniel 11:20 In his place one will arise who will send out a tax collector for the glory of the kingdom; but within a few days he will be destroyed, though not in anger or in battle.