Proverbs 29:26
Strong's Lexicon
Many
רַ֭בִּים (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

seek
מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים (mə·ḇaq·šîm)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1245: 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to seek to find 1a2) to seek to secure 1a3) to seek the face 1a4) to desire, demand 1a5) to require, exact 1a6) to ask, request 1b) (Pual) to be sought

the ruler’s
מוֹשֵׁ֑ל (mō·wō·šêl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4910: 1) to rule, have dominion, reign 1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to rule 1b2) to exercise dominion

favor,
פְּנֵי־ (pə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

but a man
אִֽישׁ׃ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

receives justice
מִשְׁפַּט־ (miš·paṭ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

from the LORD.
וּ֝מֵיְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Many seek the ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Many seek a ruler’s favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man [comes] from the LORD.

King James Bible
Many seek the ruler's favour; but [every] man's judgment [cometh] from the LORD.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one gets justice.

New Living Translation
Many seek the ruler's favor, but justice comes from the LORD.

English Standard Version
Many seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man gets justice.

New American Standard Bible
Many seek the ruler's favor, But justice for man comes from the LORD.

King James Bible
Many seek the ruler's favour; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Many seek a ruler's favor, but a man receives justice from the LORD.

International Standard Version
Many seek a ruler's favor, but justice for a man comes from the LORD.

NET Bible
Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

American Standard Version
Many seek the ruler's favor; But a man's judgment cometh from Jehovah.

English Revised Version
Many seek the ruler's favour: but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah is the judgment of each.
















Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

Proverbs 19:6
Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

Isaiah 49:4
Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Proverbs 29:24
Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not.

Proverbs 29:23
A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

Proverbs 30:1
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal,

Proverbs 30:2
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man.
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