Proverbs 16:12
It is to'evat melachim to commit resha (wickedness), 1 for the kisse is established through tzedakah. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 weight and balance are Hashemʼs, 1 all the weights of the bag are His concern. 1
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:5Therefore Hashem established the Mamlachah in his yad; and all Yehudah brought to Yehoshaphat minchah; and he had osher and kavod in abundance.
Proverbs 20:18Every plan is established by etzah, 1 and with tachbulot (guidance) wage milchamah. 1
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ozen from mishmo'a torah (heeding torah), 1 even his tefillah (prayer) shall be to'evah (abomination). 1
Proverbs 29:14If Melech shofet be'emes (judges in truth) the dalim, 1 his kisse shall be established forever. 1
Revelation 19:11And I saw Shomayim having been opened, and, hinei, a sus lavan (white horse) and the one riding on it is called Ne'eman and Yashar, and in Tzedek + 19:11 Dan 9:25 He judges and makes milchamah (war). + 19:11 Ex 15:3; Ps 96:13; Isa 11:4
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 →