Proverbs 16:12
Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
In Context
11A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement: all the wayghtes of the bagge are his worke.
13Ryghteous lippes are pleasaunt vnto kynges, and them that speaketh the trueth shall he loue.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:18Thorowe counsayle, the thinges that men deuise are made strong: and with good aduise take warre in hande.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his eare from hearing the lawe, his prayer shalbe abhominable.
Proverbs 29:14The seate of the kyng that faithfully iudgeth the poore, shall continue sure for euermore.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:12
11 A just weight and balance are the Lord 's: all the weights of the bag are his work. Note, 1. The administration of public justice by the magistrate is an ordinance of God; in it the scales are held, and ought to be held by a steady and impartial hand; and we ought to submit to it, for the Lord's sake, and to see his authority in that of the magistrate, Rom. xiii. 1 ; 1 Pet. ii. 13 . 2. The observance of justice in commerce between man and man is likewise a divine appointment. He taught men discretion to make… Read the whole commentary →