Proverbs 25:5
New International Version
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

New Living Translation
Remove the wicked from the king’s court, and his reign will be made secure by justice.

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

Berean Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

King James Bible
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

New King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

New American Standard Bible
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

NASB 1995
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

NASB 1977
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Legacy Standard Bible
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Amplified Bible
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

Christian Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

American Standard Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Evil ones will be scattered from before the King and he will establish his throne in righteousness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Slay the ungodly from before the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness.

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

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

English Revised Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king, and justice will make his throne secure.

Good News Translation
Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.

International Standard Version
Purge the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Literal Standard Version
Take away the wicked before a king, | And his throne is established in righteousness.

Majority Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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

NET Bible
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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

New Heart English Bible
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Webster's Bible Translation
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

World English Bible
Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Young's Literal Translation
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

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Context
More Proverbs of Solomon
4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth. 5Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, 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 great men;…

Cross References
1 Kings 2:45
But King Solomon will be blessed and David's throne will remain secure before the LORD forever."

Proverbs 16:12
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

Proverbs 20:8
A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.

Proverbs 25:6
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges the poor with fairness--his throne will be established forever.


Treasury of Scripture

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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Proverbs 20:8
A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

1 Kings 2:33,46
Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD…

Esther 7:10
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

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Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 20:28
Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

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

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Proverbs 25
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(5) His throne shall be established in righteousness--whereas violence and wrong pull it down. (Jeremiah 21:12; Jeremiah 22:3, sqq.; Zechariah 7:9, sqq.)

Verse 5. - Take away the wicked from before the king. Let the wicked be removed from the presence of the king, as dross is separated from the pure silver (see the same metaphor, Isaiah 1:25; Jeremiah 6:29, etc.). And his throne shall be established in righteousness (Proverbs 16:12: 29:14). The king detects the evil and punishes them; and this confirms his rule and secures the continuance of his dynasty. Thus righteousness triumphs, and wickedness is properly dealt with. Septuagint, "Slay the ungodly from the face of the king, and his throne shall prosper in righteousness."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Remove
הָג֣וֹ (hā·ḡōw)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1898: To remove

the wicked
רָ֭שָׁע (rā·šā‘)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person

from the king’s
מֶ֑לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

presence,
לִפְנֵי־ (lip̄·nê-)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

and his throne
כִּסְאֽוֹ׃ (kis·’ōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

will be established
וְיִכּ֖וֹן (wə·yik·kō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3559: To be erect

in righteousness.
בַּצֶּ֣דֶק (baṣ·ṣe·ḏeq)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity


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