Proverbs

Proverbs 29:4

⁴By justice a king brings stability to the land,

but a man who exacts tribute^a demolishes it.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By justice	בְּ֭מִשְׁפָּט	bə·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
a king	מֶ֗לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
brings stability	יַעֲמִ֣יד	ya·‘ă·mîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
to the land	אָ֑רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
but a man	וְאִ֖ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
who exacts tribute	תְּרוּמ֣וֹת	tə·rū·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8641 contribution, offering
demolishes it	יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃	ye·her·sen·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2040 throw down, break or tear down

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.