New King James Version
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 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 silver, And it will go to the silversmith for jewelry. Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness. 6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, And do not stand in the place of the great; 7For it is better that he say to you, “Come up here,” Than that you should be put 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 king who sits on the throne of judgment Scatters all evil with his eyes.
- 1 Kings 2:33Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever. But upon David and his descendants, upon his house and his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.”
- Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s wrath subsided.
- Esther 8:11By these letters the king permitted the Jews who were in every city to gather together and protect their lives—to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province that would assault them, both little children and women, and to plunder their possessions,
- Psalms 101:7He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house; He who tells lies shall not continue in my presence.
- Proverbs 16:12It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness.
- Proverbs 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king, And by lovingkindness he upholds his throne.
- Proverbs 29:14The king who judges the poor with truth, His throne will be established forever.
- Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace There will be no end, Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, To order it and establish it with judgment and justice From that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
- Isaiah 16:5In mercy the throne will be established; And One will sit on it in truth, in the tabernacle of David, Judging and seeking justice and hastening 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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