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Proverbs 20:28

NETBible	Loyal love and truth¹ preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Love and faithfulness keep a king safe; through love his throne is made secure.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Loyalty and truth preserve the king, And he upholds his throne by righteousness.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Unfailing love and faithfulness protect the king; his throne is made secure through love.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Love and truth form a good leader; sound leadership is founded on loving integrity.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 20:28	Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 20:28	Loyalty and faithfulness preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by righteousness.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
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KJV	Mercy <02617> and truth <0571> preserve <05341> (8799) the king <04428>_: and his throne <03678> is upholden <05582> (8804) by mercy <02617>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 20:28	Loyalty <02617> and truth <0571> preserve <05341> the king <04428> , And he upholds <05582> his throne <03678> by righteousness <02617> .
LXXM	elehmosunh <1654> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ alhyeia <225> N-NSF fulakh <5438> N-NSF basilei <935> N-DSM kai <2532> CONJ perikuklwsousin <4033> V-FAI-3P en <1722> PREP dikaiosunh <1343> N-DSF ton <3588> T-ASM yronon <2362> N-ASM autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	Loyal love <02617> and truth <0571> preserve <05341> a king <04428> , and his throne <03678> is upheld <05582> by loyal love <02617> .
HEBREW	waok <03678> doxb <02617> deow <05582> Klm <04428> wruy <05341> tmaw <0571> dox (20:28) <02617>

NETBible

Loyal love and truth¹ preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.²

NET Notes

¹tn The first line uses two Hebrew words, חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת (khesed ve’emet, “loyal love and truth”), to tell where security lies. The first word is the covenant term for “loyal love; loving-kindness; mercy”; and the second is “truth” in the sense of what is reliable and dependable. The two words often are joined together to form a hendiadys: “faithful love.” That a hendiadys is intended here is confirmed by the fact that the second line uses only the critical word חֶסֶד.

²sn The emphasis is on the Davidic covenant (2 Sam 7:11-16; Ps 89:19-37). It is the Lord and his faithful love for his covenant that ultimately makes the empire secure. But the enjoyment of divine protection requires the king to show loyal love as well.