Proverbs 29:4

English Standard Version

⁴By justice a king ^(A)builds up the land,
but he who exacts gifts^[a] tears it down.

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Proverbs 29:4 Or who taxes heavily

Proverbs 29:4

New International Version

⁴By justice a king gives a country stability,^(A)
but those who are greedy for^[a] bribes tear it down.

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Proverbs 29:4 Or who give

Proverbs 29:4

King James Version

⁴The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

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