Proverbs 29:14 (BSB)

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

From Proverbs 29. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 29:14

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 29:14: Here is, 1. The duty of magistrates, and that is, to judge faithfully between man and man, and to determine all causes brought before them, according to truth and equity, particularly to take care of the poor, not to countenance them in an unjust cause for the sake of their poverty (Exo 23:3), but to see that their poverty do not turn to their prejudice...
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 29:14: The king that faithfully judgeth the poor,.... That truly executes justice and judgment among all his subjects, particularly the poor, who are too often neglected, because they cannot afford persons to plead their cause: such a king was Solomon; and especially the Messiah, of whom he was a type, Psa 72:1; his throne shall be established for ever; be secure to him as long as...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 29:14: (Compare Pro 20:28; Pro 25:5). Such is the character of the King of kings (Psa 72:4, Psa 72:12).
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 29:14: Pro 29:14 14 A king who judgeth the poor with truth, His throne shall stand for ever. בּאמת, as at Isa 16:5 (synon. באמונה, במישׁרים, במישׁור), is equivalent to fidelity to duty, or a complete, full accomplishment of his duty as a ruler with reference to the dispensing of justice; in other words: after the norm of actual fact, and of the law, and of...