Proverbs 16:12
Doing wickedness [is] an abomination to kings, || For a throne is established by righteousness.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
In Context
11A just beam and balances [are] YHWH’s, || All the stones of the bag [are] His work.
13Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings, || And he loves whoever is speaking uprightly,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:5And YHWH establishes the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gives a present to Jehoshaphat, and he has riches and honor in abundance,
Proverbs 20:18You establish purposes by counsel, || And with plans you make war.
Proverbs 28:9Whoever is turning his ear from hearing the Law, || Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
Proverbs 29:14A king that is judging the poor with truth, || His throne is established forever.
Revelation 19:11And I saw Heaven having been opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who is sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war,
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 →