Proverbs 25:5
take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
In Context
4Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:
6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of the great;
Cross References
1 Kings 2:33And their blood shall be requited 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 Jehovah.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. And the king's wrath was appeased.
Psalms 101:7He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house; he that speaketh falsehoods shall not subsist in my sight.
Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 29:14A king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Isaiah 16:5And a throne shall be established in mercy: and in the tent of David there shall sit upon it, in truth, one judging and seeking justice and hastening righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:5-6
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. This shows that the vigorous endeavour of a prince to suppress vice, and reform the manners of his people, is the most effectual way to support his government. Observe, 1. What the duty of magistrates is: To take away the wicked, to use their power for the terror of evil works and evil workers, not only to banish those that are… Read the whole commentary →