He shall stand before kings, he shall not stand before mean men.
My son, fear the Lord and the king, and meddle not with them that are given to change; for their calamity shall rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin of them both?
These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the honor of kings to search out a matter.
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Put not forth yourself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men; for better it is that it be said unto you, Come up here — than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince whom your eyes have seen.
(Old Covenants) Proverbs 4:101
The king by judgment establishes the land, but he that receives bribes overthrows it.
(Old Covenants) Proverbs 4:111
The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
There are four things which are little upon the earth but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands; the spider takes hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.
There are three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: a lion, which is strongest among beasts and turns not away for any; a greyhound; a he-goat also; and a king against whom there is no rising up.
The words of king Lemuel — the prophecy that his mother taught him.
Give not your strength unto women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings. ... It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine, nor for princes strong drink, lest they drink and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1
ECCLESIASTES or THE PREACHER The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:2
I, the Preacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem, and I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:5
I gathered myself also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:7
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what can the man do that comes after the king?
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:18
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished; for out of prison he comes to reign, whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becomes poor.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:21
Moreover, the profit of the earth is for all; the king himself is served by the field.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:33
I counsel you to keep the king’s commandment, and that in regard of the oath of God. ... Where the word of a king is, there is power; and who may say unto him, What are you doing?
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:41
And there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:49
Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child and your princes eat in the morning. ... Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles and your princes eat in due season, for strength and not for drunkenness.
(Old Covenants) Ecclesiastes 1:52
Curse not the king, no not in your thought, and curse not the rich in your bedchamber; for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which has wings shall tell the matter.
THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
In the year that king Uzziah died, I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.