Matthew Poole and continuators on Proverbs 29:4
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Proverbs29:4
4 The king by judgment stablisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts , overthroweth it.
By the free and impartial exercise of Justice.
Heb. a Man (for he would not vouchsafe to call him a King, as being unworthy of that Name and Office) of Oblations, or Gifts, i. e. whose delight and common practice it is to take Bribes, and sell Justice.
Marginal references: Heb. a [illegible: 1 word] of oblations.
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