Proverbs 16:12
The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
In Context
13The delight of kings, are lips of righteousness,—and, the words of uprightness, he loveth.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:5Therefore did Yahweh establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a present unto Jehoshaphat,—and he came to have riches and honour, in abundance.
Proverbs 20:18Plans—by counsel, shalt thou establish, and, with concerted measures, make thou war.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
Proverbs 29:14When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
Revelation 19:11And I saw heaven, set open, and lo! a white horse, and, he that was sitting thereon, [called] Faithful, and True; and, in righteousness, doth he judge and make 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 →