The Meaning of Proverbs 29:14 Explained

Proverbs 29:14

KJV: The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

YLT: a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

Darby: A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

ASV: The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The king  that faithfully  judgeth  the poor,  his throne  shall be established  for ever. 

What does Proverbs 29:14 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 29

1  observations of public government
15  and of private
22  Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice and corruption

What do the individual words in Proverbs 29:14 mean?

The king who judges with truth the poor His throne forever will be established
מֶ֤לֶךְ שׁוֹפֵ֣ט בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣ת דַּלִּ֑ים כִּ֝סְא֗וֹ לָעַ֥ד יִכּֽוֹן

מֶ֤לֶךְ  The  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
שׁוֹפֵ֣ט  who  judges 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁפַט  
Sense: to judge, govern, vindicate, punish.
בֶּֽאֱמֶ֣ת  with  truth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
דַּלִּ֑ים  the  poor 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct
Root: דַּל  
Sense: low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low.
כִּ֝סְא֗וֹ  His  throne 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: כִּסֵּא 
Sense: seat (of honour), throne, seat, stool.
לָעַ֥ד  forever 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: perpetuity, for ever, continuing future.
יִכּֽוֹן  will  be  established 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: כּוּן 
Sense: to be firm, be stable, be established.