Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be firmly established in righteousness.
Leeser Tanakh
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 will come forth a vessel for the melter.
Cross References
1 Kings 2:33And their blood shall return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever; but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, may there be peace for ever from the Lord.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai, and the fury of the king was appeased.
Psalms 101:7He that practiseth deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that speaketh falsehoods shall not succeed before my eyes.
Proverbs 20:8A king that sitteth on the throne of justice scattereth away with his eyes all evil.
Proverbs 29:14When a king judgeth in truth the indigent, his throne shall stand firmly for ever.
Isaiah 16:5And there shall be founded through kindness a throne; and there shall sit upon it in truthfulness in the tent of David a judge who seeketh justice, and is quick in 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 →