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Proverbs 25:5
5Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- New International Version (NIV)remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
- English Standard Version (ESV)take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Context of Proverbs 25:5
3As the heavens for height and the earth for depth, So the hearts and minds of kings are unsearchable. 4Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out [the pure metal for] a vessel for the silversmith [to shape]. Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness. 6Do not be boastfully ambitious and claim honor in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of great men; 7For it is better that it be said to you, “Come up here,” Than for you to be placed lower in the presence of the prince, Whom your eyes have seen.
Read all of Proverbs 25Proverbs 25:5 word by word
הָג֣וֹ רָ֭שָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְיִכּ֖וֹן בַּצֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 25:5
- Proverbs 20:8A [discerning] king who sits on the throne of judgment Sifts all evil [like chaff] with his eyes [and cannot be easily fooled].
- 1 Kings 2:33So shall their blood return on the head of Joab and the heads of his descendants forever. But for David, his descendants, his house, and his throne, may there be peace from the Lord forever.”
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s anger subsided.
- Esther 8:11In it the king granted the Jews who were in every city the right to assemble and to defend their lives; to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force that might attack them, their little children, and women; and to take the enemies’ goods as plunder,
- Psalms 101:7He who practices deceit will not dwell in my house; He who tells lies and half-truths will not continue [to remain] in my presence.
- Proverbs 16:12It is repulsive [to God and man] for kings to behave wickedly, For a throne is established on righteousness (right standing with God).
- Proverbs 20:28Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king, And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.
- Proverbs 29:14If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.
- Isaiah 9:7There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace, [He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From that time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.
- Isaiah 16:5A throne will be established in lovingkindness, And One will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent (dynasty, family) of David; Judging and seeking justice And being prompt to do righteousness.
Commentaries on Proverbs 25:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The interpretation of the proverb of Proverbs 25:4. The king himself, like the Lord whom he represents, is to sit as “a refiner of silver” Malachi 3:3.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-5Verses 4-5 For a prince to suppress vice, and reform his people, is the best way to support his government.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5Just as silver is useful after removing impurities, the king’s court can do justice when removing wicked people. A small amount of evil can ruin much good (Ecclesiastes 10:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. As separating impurities from ore leaves pure silver, so taking from a king wicked counsellors leaves a wise and beneficent government.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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