Holy Scripture
Proverbs 20:28
A church father on this verse
“For the perfection of prelacy, two things are necessarily required, namely zeal for justice and the affection of mercy: for mercy and truth preserve the king. According to these two, the governance of prelacy in the Church militant ought to be ordered.”
Source: Septuagint
Original
28Mercy and truth are a guard to a king, And will surround his throne with righteousness.
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In context
26A wise king utterly crushes the ungodly, And will bring a wheel upon them.
27The spirit of man is a light of the Lord, Who searches the inmost parts of the belly.
— Proverbs 20:28 —
29Wisdom is an ornament to young men; And gray hairs are the glory of old men.
30Bruises and contusions befall bad men; And plagues shall come into the inward parts of their belly.