Proverbs 8:15
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
KJV
Per me reges regnant, et legum conditores justa decernunt ;
Vulgate
δι’ ἐμοῦ βασιλεῖς βασιλεύουσιν, καὶ οἱ δυνάσται γράφουσιν δικαιοσύνην·
LXX
By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.
ASV
בִּ֭/י מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝/רוֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
מְחֹקֵ֖ק
mchqq
verb · 19×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
צֶ֑דֶק
tsdq
noun · 116×
רוֹזְנִ֗ים
rvznym
verb · 6×
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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What is the eternal law? Is it known to all? Is every law is derived from it? Are necessary things subject to the eternal law? Are natural contingencies subject to the eternal law? Are all human things subject to it? Article 1. Whether the eternal law is a sovereign type [ratio] existing in God? Objection 1. It would seem that the eternal law is not a sovereign type existing in…
Cross-references
- 1Tim 6:15 — Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
- 2Kgs 9:3 — Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
- Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- Dan 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
- Dan 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the mo
- Dan 4:32 — And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the mo
- Dan 5:18 — O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:
- Dan 7:13 — I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
- Exod 36:3 — And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings ever
- Jer 27:5 — I have made the earth, the man and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me.
- Matt 28:18 — And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Ps 148:11 — Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth:
- Rev 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
- Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Rev 19:16 — And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
- Rom 13:1 — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
- Rom 13:1 — Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.