PRO 20:28 Parallel View

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ULT Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness guard a king,
 ⇔ and his throne is sustained by covenant faithfulness.

UST Being faithful and trustworthy makes kings safe.
⇔ Indeed, being faithful enables them to rule securely.

BSB  ⇔ Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king;
⇔ by these he maintains his throne.

OEB Kindness and faithfulness guard the king,
⇔ and his throne is established by justice.

WEB Love and faithfulness keep the king safe.
⇔ His throne is sustained by love.

NET Loyal love and truth preserve a king,
 ⇔ and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

LSV Kindness and truth keep a king,
And he has supported his throne by kindness.

FBV Trustworthy love and faithfulness keep a king safe; trustworthy love supports his rule.

T4T  ⇔ Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them
⇔ and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.

LEB • and he is upheld with the righteousness of his throne.

BBE Mercy and good faith keep the king safe, and the seat of his power is based on upright acts.

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JPS Mercy and truth preserve the king; and his throne is upheld by mercy.

ASV Kindness and truth preserve the king;
 ⇔ And his throne is upholden by kindness.

DRA Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.

YLT Kindness and truth keep a king, And he hath supported by kindness his throne.

DBY Mercy and truth preserve the king; and he upholdeth his throne by mercy.

RV Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

WBS Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upheld by mercy.

KJB Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

BB Mercy and trueth preserueth the king, and with louing kindnes his seate is holden vp.
(Mercy and truth preserveth the king, and with louing kindnes his seat is holden up.)

GNV Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
(Mercie and truth preserve the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie. )

CB Mercy & faithfulnes preserue the kynge, & with louynge kyndnes his seate is holden vp.
(Mercy and faithfulnes preserve the king, and with louynge kyndnes his seat is holden up.)

WYC Merci and treuthe kepen a kyng; and his trone is maad strong bi mekenesse.
(Merci and truth kepen a kyng; and his throne is made strong by meeknessse.)

LUT Fromm und wahrhaftig sein behüten den König, und sein Thron bestehet durch Frömmigkeit.
(Fromm and wahrhaftig his behüten the king, and his Thron bestehet through Frömmigkeit.)

CLV Misericordia et veritas custodiunt regem, et roboratur clementia thronus ejus.
(Misericordia and veritas custodiunt regem, and roboratur clementia thronus his. )

BRN Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, and will surround his throne with righteousness.

BrLXX Ἐλεημοσύνη καὶ ἀλήθεια φυλακὴ βασιλεῖ, καὶ περικυκλώσουσιν ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ τὸν θρόνον αὐτοῦ.
(Eleaʸmosunaʸ kai alaʸtheia fulakaʸ basilei, kai perikuklōsousin en dikaiosunaʸ ton thronon autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭⁠אֱמֶת יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְ⁠סָעַ֖ד בַּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽ⁠וֹ

loyalty and,faithfulness preserve king and,upheld in/on/at/with,righteousness throne,his

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness guard a king, yes, his throne is sustained by covenant faithfulness”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֶ֣סֶד וֶ֭⁠אֱמֶת & בַּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד

loyalty and,faithfulness & in/on/at/with,righteousness

See how you translated the abstract nouns Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness in 3:3.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִצְּרוּ־מֶ֑לֶךְ

preserve king

Here, Solomon refers to a king protecting himself by acting with Covenant faithfulness and trustworthiness as if those two things were people who guard him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “enables a king to be protected”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֶ֑לֶךְ

king

This verse describes the traits of an ideal, righteous king, not any king in general. See how you translated the same use of king in 16:10.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֶ֑לֶךְ & כִּסְאֽ⁠וֹ

king & throne,his

Here, a king and his throne refer to righteous kings and their thrones, not a specific king or throne. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any good king … that king’s throne”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠סָעַ֖ד בַּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽ⁠וֹ

and,upheld in/on/at/with,righteousness throne,his

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “and covenant faithfulness sustains his throne”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠סָעַ֖ד בַּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽ⁠וֹ

and,upheld in/on/at/with,righteousness throne,his

Here, throne refers to a king’s authority, which is represented by the throne that a king sits on. See how you translated the same use of throne in 16:12.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠סָעַ֖ד בַּ⁠חֶ֣סֶד כִּסְאֽ⁠וֹ

and,upheld in/on/at/with,righteousness throne,his

Here, Solomon refers to a king maintaining his authority by acting with covenant faithfulness as if covenant faithfulness were a person who could sustain him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and acting with covenant faithfulness enables him to maintain his authority”

Parallel PRO 20:28