Proverbs 25:5

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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Remove the wicked from the king’s court, and his reign will be made secure by justice.

Context of Proverbs 25:5

3As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable. 4Take away the dross from the silver, and the smith has material for a vessel; take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, 7for it is better to be told, "Come up here," than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. What your eyes have seen

Proverbs 25:5 word by word

הָג֣וֹ רָ֭שָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְיִכּ֖וֹן בַּצֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Take awayהָגָהhâgâh · to removeH1898
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and his throneכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• shall be establishedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• in righteousnessצֶ֫דֶקtsedeq · righteousnessH6664

Cross-references for Proverbs 25:5

• Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on the throne of judgment winnows all evil with his eyes.
• 1 Kings 2:33So shall their blood come back on the head of Joab and on the head of his descendants forever. But for David and for his descendants and for his house and for his throne there shall be peace from the Lord forevermore."
• Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the wrath of the king abated.
• Esther 8:11saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to plunder their goods,
• Psalms 101:7No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes.
• Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
• Proverbs 20:28Steadfast love and faithfulness preserve the king, and by steadfast love his throne is upheld.
• Proverbs 29:14If a king faithfully judges the poor, his throne will be established forever.
• Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
• Isaiah 16:5then a throne will be established in steadfast love, and on it will sit in faithfulness in the tent of David one who judges and seeks justice and is swift 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