Proverbs 16:12
An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
Young's Literal Translation
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 beam and balances [are] Jehovah's, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.
13The delight of kings [are] righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,
Cross References
2 Chronicles 17:5And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,
Proverbs 20:18Purposes by counsel thou dost establish, And with plans make thou war.
Proverbs 28:9Whoso is turning his ear from hearing the law, Even his prayer [is] an abomination.
Proverbs 29:14a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.
Revelation 19:11And I saw the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and 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 →