Proverbs 25:5
Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
In Context
4Remove the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth, to the refiner, a vessel:
6Do not honour thyself before a king, nor, in the place of great men, do thou stand;
Cross References
1 Kings 2:33thus shall their blood come back upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed unto times age-abiding,—but, David and his seed, and his house, and his throne, shall have peace, unto times age-abiding, from Yahweh.
Esther 7:10So they hanged Haman on the gallows which he had prepared for Mordecai,—and, the wrath of the king, was appeased.
Psalms 101:7There shall not dwell in the midst of my house, One who worketh deceit,—he that speaketh falsehoods, shall not be established before mine eyes;
Proverbs 20:8A king sitting on the throne of judgment, scattereth, with his eyes, all wrong.
Proverbs 29:14When a king judgeth faithfully the poor, his throne, to futurity, shall be established.
Isaiah 16:5So shall be established, in lovingkindness, a throne, And one shall sit thereon, in truth, in the home of David,—Judging—and seeking justice and speeding righteousness.
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 →