Proverbs 29:26
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 29
“Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.”Proverbs 29:26
What Does Proverbs 29:26 Mean?
Proverbs 29:26 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 29, verse 26 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 29:26 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 19:6“Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.”Psalms 20:9“Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.”Proverbs 19:21“There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.”Lamentations 3:38“Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?”Psalms 62:12“Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.”Proverbs 16:33“The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.”Isaiah 46:9“Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,”Genesis 43:14“And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”Ezra 7:27“Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:”Nehemiah 1:11“O LORD, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer.”Esther 4:16“Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”Proverbs 16:7“When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.”Isaiah 49:4“Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.”Daniel 4:35“And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?”1 Corinthians 4:4“For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”Proverbs 21:1“The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.”Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass;”1 Samuel 23:20“Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king’s hand.”2 Samuel 14:1“Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.”1 Kings 21:11“And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.”
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