Proverbs 16:12
תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשׂוֹת רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּֽא ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
In Context
11פֶּלֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵי מִשְׁפָּט לַֽיהוָה מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כָּל ־ אַבְנֵי ־ כִֽיס ׃
13רְצוֹן מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי ־ צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָֽב ׃
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:5וַיָּכֶן יְהוָה אֶת ־ הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ כָל ־ יְהוּדָה מִנְחָה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט וַֽיְהִי ־ לוֹ עֹֽשֶׁר ־ וְכָבוֹד לָרֹֽב ׃
Proverbs 20:18מַחֲשָׁבוֹת בְּעֵצָה תִכּוֹן וּבְתַחְבֻּלוֹת עֲשֵׂה מִלְחָמָֽה ׃
Proverbs 28:9מֵסִיר אָזְנוֹ מִשְּׁמֹעַ תּוֹרָה גַּֽם ־ תְּפִלָּתוֹ תּוֹעֵבָֽה ׃
Proverbs 29:14מֶלֶךְ שׁוֹפֵט בֶּֽאֱמֶת דַּלִּים כִּסְאוֹ לָעַד יִכּֽוֹן ׃
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 →