Proverbs 8:15

Old Testament • 5 words with Strong's data

"By me kings reign, and princes decree justice."

Word-by-Word Analysis

By me

מֶלֶךְ

melek

H4428

a king

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מַלְכוּת

malkûwth

H4438

a rule; concretely, a dominion

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and

שַׂר

sar

H8269

a head person (of any rank or class)

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דָּת

dâth

H1881

a royal edict or statute

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צְדָקָה

tsᵉdâqâh

H6666

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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Key Terms in This Verse

justice H6666

צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh

rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)

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decree H1881

דָּת dâth

a royal edict or statute

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reign H4438

מַלְכוּת malkûwth

a rule; concretely, a dominion

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princes H8269

שַׂר sar

a head person (of any rank or class)

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kings H4428

מֶלֶךְ melek

a king

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Cross References

Romans 13:1 cross-reference

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Daniel 2:21 cross-reference

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Matthew 28:18 cross-reference

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

Revelation 19:16 cross-reference

And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

Daniel 4:32 cross-reference

And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the mo...

Daniel 4:25 cross-reference

That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven ti...

Psalm 99:4 cross-reference

The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

1 Kings 3:28 cross-reference

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

Isaiah 1:26 cross-reference

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

1 Samuel 9:17 cross-reference

And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.

1 Chronicles 28:5 cross-reference

And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

1 Kings 5:7 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.

1 Kings 3:9 cross-reference

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1 Samuel 16:1 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo...

1 Kings 10:9 cross-reference

Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.

Revelation 19:11 cross-reference

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

Jeremiah 33:15 cross-reference

In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.

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