Proverbs 25:5
Similarly, if wicked advisors are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because the king will be able to act justly.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 2:33Joab and his descendants will be punished [IDM] forever for his murdering Abner and Amasa. But things will forever go well for David’s descendants [MTY] who rule [MTY] as King David did.”
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for hanging Mordecai! And then ◄the king’s anger cooled off/the king was no longer so angry►.
Psalms 101:7I will not allow anyone who deceives others to work in my palace; no one who tells lies will be allowed to continually come to work for me.
Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on his throne to judge people can easily [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
Proverbs 29:14If kings judge poor people fairly, they will continue to rule for a long time.
Isaiah 16:5Then Yahweh will appoint someone to be king who will be a descendant of King David. As he rules [MTY], he will be merciful and truthful. He will always do what is fair/just and quickly do what is righteous.”
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 →