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Proverbs 20:28 — King James Version← Study notes

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.


Proverbs 20:28Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 20:287 words
HebrewMeaning
חֶ֣סֶדḥesed
favournounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וֶ֭/אֱמֶתweʾĕmet
assuredconjH571
establishment · faithful · right · sure ···
יִצְּרוּyiṣərw
besiegedverbH5341
hidden thing · keep(-er · -ing) · monument ···
מֶ֑לֶךְmelekə
kingnounH4428
royal
וְ/סָעַ֖דwəsāʿad
comfortconjH5582
establish · hold up · refresh self · strengthen ···
בַּ/חֶ֣סֶדbaḥesed
favourpronH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
כִּסְאֽ/וֹkisəʾwō
seatnounH3678
stool · throne
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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