Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 25:5 : 5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
- Prov 29:14 : 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
- Deut 25:16 : 16 For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
- Prov 20:18 : 18 Every purpose is established by counsel; And by wise guidance make thou war.
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5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous; And he that is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
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16For all that do such things, [even] all that do unrighteously, are an abomination unto Jehovah thy God.
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8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
9The way of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
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14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
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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.
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15He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the righteous, Both of them alike are an abomination to Jehovah.
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20Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?
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5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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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.
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7For my mouth shall utter truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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4The king by justice establisheth the land; But he that exacteth gifts overthroweth it.
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3A man shall not be established by wickedness; But the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
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32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; But his friendship is with the upright.
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12The righteous man considereth the house of the wicked, [How] the wicked are overthrown to [their] ruin.
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8Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
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16And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
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2Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.