Proverbs 16:12

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Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

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  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.
  • Luke 12:48 : 48 But the one who did not know and did things deserving of punishment will receive a light beating. From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded, and from the one who has been entrusted with much, even more will be asked.
  • Rev 19:11 : 11 Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 If anyone turns away his ear from listening to the law, even his prayer is detestable.
  • Deut 25:16 : 16 For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Plans are established by counsel; with wise guidance wage your war.

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    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

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    5Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27The righteous detest the unjust, and the wicked detest the upright.

  • Prov 16:10-11
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    10A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

    11Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

  • Deut 25:16
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    16For anyone who does these things, anyone who deals dishonestly, is detestable to the LORD your God.

  • Prov 15:8-9
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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  • Job 34:17-18
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    17Can one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the righteous and mighty one?

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  • Prov 14:34-35
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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.

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    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 11:1
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    1Dishonest scales are detestable to the Lord, but a full and accurate weight is His delight.

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not remove His eyes from the righteous; He sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.

  • Prov 17:15
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    15Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the Lord.

  • Ps 94:20
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    20Can a corrupt throne be allied with you—one that brings about trouble under the guise of law?

  • Prov 13:5-6
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    5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked act shamefully and disgrace themselves.

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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    5Then a throne will be established in steadfast love, and one will sit on it in faithfulness, in the tent of David—a judge who seeks justice and is quick to do what is right.

  • Prov 8:7
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    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

  • Prov 20:8
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    8A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 12:22
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    22Lying lips are detestable to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are His delight.

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    4A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

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    3No one can be established by wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

  • Prov 11:20
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    20Those with twisted hearts are detestable to the Lord, but His delight is in those whose ways are blameless.

  • Prov 3:32
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    32For the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but His confidential counsel is with the upright.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked or to subvert the justice of the righteous.

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    26The LORD detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure to Him.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.

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    28Loyalty and faithfulness preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by steadfast love.

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    2When the righteous increase, the people rejoice, but when a wicked ruler governs, the people groan.

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    16There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:

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    15Justice brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.

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    26It is not good to punish the righteous or to strike nobles for their integrity.

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    7The wicked are overthrown and no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

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    6Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the nations fall beneath your feet.

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    9The Lord will judge the peoples. Vindicate me, O Lord, according to my righteousness and my integrity.

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    15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

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    12The righteous one considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked down to ruin.

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    24Whoever says to the wicked, 'You are righteous,' the peoples will curse him, and the nations will denounce him.

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    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Eccl 3:16
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    16And I saw under the sun, in the place of judgment, wickedness was there, and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there as well.

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    10Differing weights and differing measures—both are detestable to the Lord.

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    2Clouds and thick darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

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    3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.