Proverbs 25:5
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 rust from silver, and there shall come forth a most pure vessel:
6Appear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the place of great men.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:33And their blood shall return 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 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.
Psalms 101:7He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.
Proverbs 20:8The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
Proverbs 29:14The king that judgeth the poor in truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
Isaiah 16:5And 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.
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 →