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Proverbs 29:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 4 By justice a king brings stability to a land,+
  But a man seeking bribes brings it to ruin.

Proverbs 29:4

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 4 By justice a king makes a land keep standing,+ but a man out for bribes* tears it down.+

Proverbs 29:4

The Bible in Living English
- 4 * A king keeps a country standing by legality,
  but a levier of special taxes wrecks it.

Proverbs 29:4

American Standard Version
- 4 The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

Proverbs 29:4

The Emphasized Bible
- 4 A king by justice shall establish a land,—But a man open to bribes bringeth it to ruin.

Proverbs 29:4

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