New Revised Standard Version
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Contemporary English Version
Evil people must be removed before anyone can rule with justice.

New American Bible
Remove the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne is made firm through justice.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.

Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.

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Proverbs 20:8 The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.

1 Kings 2:33,46 And their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever. But to David and his seed, and his house, and to his throne, be peace for ever from the Lord. . . .

Esther 7:10 So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.

Esther 8:11 And the king gave orders to them, to speak to the Jews in every city, and to command them to gather themselves together, and to stand for their lives, and to kill and destroy all their enemies with their wives and children and all their houses, and to take their spoil.

Psalm 101:7,8 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes. . . .

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Proverbs 16:12 They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.

Proverbs 20:28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.

Proverbs 29:14 The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.

Isaiah 9:7 His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

Isaiah 16:5 And a throne shall be prepared in mercy, and one shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and quickly rendering that which is just.