Proverbs 25:5

American Standard Version (1901)

Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.
  • Isa 16:5 : 5 And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.
  • 1 Kgs 2:33 : 33 So shall their blood return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but unto David, and unto his seed, and unto his house, and unto his throne, shall there be peace for ever from Jehovah.
  • 1 Kgs 2:46 : 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he went out, and fell upon him, so that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
  • Ps 101:7-8 : 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: He that speaketh falsehood shall not be established before mine eyes. 8 Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land; To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.
  • Esth 8:11-17 : 11 wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, [their] little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey, 12 upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar. 13 A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 So the posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. 15 And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad. 16 The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honor. 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:12-13
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

  • Isa 5:23
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    23that justify the wicked for a bribe, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

  • Prov 2:22
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    22But the wicked shall be cut off from the land, And the treacherous shall be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 10:30-31
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    73%

    30The righteous shall never be removed; But the wicked shall not dwell in the land.

    31The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  • Prov 20:8
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    8A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment Scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

  • Ps 1:5
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    5Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

  • Ps 94:20
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    20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Ps 37:10
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    10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish thou the righteous: For the righteous God trieth the minds and hearts.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

  • Prov 29:27
    71%

    27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, [Nor] to turn aside the righteous in judgment.

  • Job 11:14
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    14If iniquity be in thy hand, put it far away, And let not unrighteousness dwell in thy tents.

  • Deut 25:1
    71%

    1If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, and [the judges] judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked;

  • Ps 125:3
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    3For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

  • Prov 11:5
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    5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

  • 1 Sam 12:25
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    25But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

  • Ps 5:4-5
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    4For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: Evil shall not sojourn with thee.

    5The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Kindness and truth preserve the king; And his throne is upholden by kindness.

  • Prov 13:6
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    6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 29:2
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    2When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man beareth rule, the people sigh.

  • Prov 14:19
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    19The evil bow down before the good; And the wicked, at the gates of the righteous.

  • Prov 21:12
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    12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.

  • Ps 45:6
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

  • Eccl 10:5
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    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

  • Prov 10:25
    69%

    25When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  • Ps 37:32
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    32The wicked watcheth the righteous, And seeketh to slay him.

  • Prov 14:34-35
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    69%

    34Righteousness exalteth a nation; But sin is a reproach to any people.

    35The king's favor is toward a servant that dealeth wisely; But his wrath will be [against] him that causeth shame.

  • Job 36:17
    69%

    17But thou art full of the judgment of the wicked: Judgment and justice take hold [on thee] .

  • Ps 10:15
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    15Break thou the arm of the wicked; And as for the evil man, seek out his wickedness till thou find none.

  • Prov 12:5
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    5The thoughts of the righteous are just; [But] the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

  • Ps 37:27
    69%

    27Depart from evil, and do good; And dwell for evermore.

  • 1 Kgs 2:45
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    45But king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before Jehovah for ever.

  • Ps 110:5
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    5The Lord at thy right hand Will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

  • Ps 28:3
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    3Draw me not away with the wicked, And with the workers of iniquity; That speak peace with their neighbors, But mischief is in their hearts.