Proverbs 16:12

Coverdale Bible (1535)

It is a greate abhominacio when kynges are wycked, for a kynges seate shulde be holden vp wt righteousnesse.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 25:5 : 5 Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.
  • Luke 12:48 : 48 But he that knewe it not, and yet dyd thinges worthy of strypes, shal be beaten with few strypes. For loke vnto whom moch is geuen, of him shal moch be sought: and loke to whom moch is commytted, of him shal moch be requyred.
  • Rev 19:11 : 11 And I sawe heaue open, & beholde, a whyte horsse and he yt sat vpon him, was called faithfull and true, & in rightewesnes dyd iudge and make battayle.
  • Prov 28:9 : 9 He that turneth awaye his eare from hearinge ye lawe, his prayer shalbe abhorred.
  • Deut 25:16 : 16 For who so euer doth soch (yee all they that do euell) are abhominacion vnto the LORDE thy God.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The kynges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgmet & rightuousnes in Iacob.
  • Prov 20:18 : 18 Thorow councell the thinges that men deuyse go forwarde: & with discrecion ought warres to be taken in honde.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:13-14
    2 verses
    81%

    13 Righteous lippes are pleasaut vnto kynges, and they loue him yt speaketh ye trueth.

    14 The kynges displeasure is a messaunger of death, but a wyse man wyl pacifie him.

  • Prov 25:5
    79%

    5 Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.

  • Prov 29:27
    77%

    27 The rightuous abhorre the vngodly: but as for those that be in ye right waye, ye wicked hate them.

  • Prov 16:10-11
    2 verses
    77%

    10 When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.

    11 A true measure & a true balauce are ye LORDES, he maketh all weightes.

  • Deut 25:16
    76%

    16 For who so euer doth soch (yee all they that do euell) are abhominacion vnto the LORDE thy God.

  • Prov 15:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 The LORDE abhorreth ye sacrifice of the vngodly, but the prayer of the rightuous is acceptable vnto him.

    9 The waye of the vngodly is an abhominacio vnto ye LORDE, but who so foloweth righteousnes, him he loueth.

  • Job 34:17-18
    2 verses
    75%

    17 Maye he be made whole, that loueth no right? Yf thou were a very innocent man, shuldest thou then be punyshed?

    18 For he is euen the same, yt knoweth the rebellious kynges, & sayeth to princes:

  • Prov 14:34-35
    2 verses
    75%

    34 Rightuousnes setteth vp the people, but wyckednesse bryngeth folke to destruccion.

    35 A discrete seruaunt is a pleasure vnto ye kynge, but one yt is not honest, prouoketh him vnto wrath.

  • Prov 29:14
    74%

    14 The seate of the kinge yt faithfully iudgeth the poore, shal continue sure for euermore.

  • Prov 11:1
    74%

    1 A false balaunce is an abhominacion vnto the LORDE, but a true weight pleaseth him.

  • Job 36:7
    74%

    7 He turneth not his eyes awaye from the rightuous he setteth vp kynges in their Trone, and cofirmeth them, so that they allwaye syt therin.

  • Prov 17:15
    73%

    15 The LORDE hateth as well him yt iustifieth ye vngodly, as him yt condempneth the innocet.

  • Ps 94:20
    73%

    20 Wilt thou haue eny thinge to do with the stole of wickednesse, which ymagineth myschefe in the lawe?

  • Prov 13:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 A righteous man abhorreth lyes, but the vngodly shameth both other and himself.

    6 Righteousnesse kepeth the innocet in the waye, but vngodlynesse shal ouerthrowe the synner.

  • Isa 16:5
    73%

    5 But ye Trone of youre kingdome is ful of grace, therfore he that sytteth vpon it wt faitfulnesse & treuth in the house of Dauid, knowe the thinge & do his diligence to helpe shortly, acordinge to Equite and rightuousnes.

  • Prov 8:7
    73%

    7 For my throte shal be talkynge of ye trueth, & my lippes abhorre vngodlynesse.

  • Prov 20:8
    73%

    8 A kynge that sytteth in iudgment, and loketh well aboute him, dryueth awaye all euell.

  • Prov 12:22
    72%

    22 The LORDE abhorreth disceatfull lippes, but they that laboure for treuth, please him.

  • Prov 29:4
    72%

    4 With true iudgment ye kynge setteth vp the londe, but yf he be a man yt taketh giftes, he turneth it vpsyde downe.

  • Prov 12:3
    72%

    3 A man ca not endure in vngodlynesse, but ye rote of ye righteous shal not be moued.

  • Prov 11:20
    72%

    20 The LORDE abhorreth a fayned hert, but he hath pleasure in them that are vndefyled.

  • Prov 3:32
    72%

    32 for the LORDE abhorreth the frowarde, but his secrete is amonge the righteous.

  • Prov 18:5
    72%

    5 It is not good to regarde ye personne of the vngodly, or to put backe ye righteous in iudgmet.

  • Prov 15:26
    72%

    26 The LORDE abhoreth ye ymaginacions of ye wicked, but pure wordes are pleasaunt vnto him.

  • Ps 99:4
    72%

    4 The kynges power loueth iudgment, thou preparest equite, thou executest iudgmet & rightuousnes in Iacob.

  • Isa 32:1
    72%

    1 Beholde, the kinge shal gouerne after ye rule of rightuousnes, and ye princes shal rule acordinge to the balaunce of equite.

  • Prov 20:28
    72%

    28 Mercy & faithfulnes preserue the kynge, & with louynge kyndnes his seate is holden vp.

  • Prov 29:2
    72%

    2 Where ye rightuous haue the ouer hande, ye people are in prosperite: but where the vngodly beareth rule, there ye people mourne.

  • Prov 6:16
    71%

    16 There be sixe thinges, which the LORDE hateth, & the seuenth he vtterly abhorreth:

  • Prov 21:15
    71%

    15 The iust delyteth in doynge the thynge that is right, but the workers of wickednesse abhorre the same.

  • Prov 17:26
    71%

    26 To punysh ye innocent, and to smyte ye prynces yt geue true iudgmet, are both euell.

  • Prov 12:7
    71%

    7 Or euer thou canst turne the aboute, the vngodly shal be ouerthrowne, but the house of the righteous shal stode.

  • Ps 45:6
    71%

    6 Thy arowes are sharpe, the people shalbe subdued vnto the, euen in the myddest amonge the kynges enemies.

  • Ps 122:5
    71%

    5 For there is the seate of iudgement, eue the seate of the house of Dauid.

  • Ps 7:9
    71%

    9 Oh let the wickednes of the vngodly come to an ende: but manteyne the iust,

  • Prov 8:15
    71%

    15 Thorow me, kynges reigne: thorow me, prices make iust lawes.

  • Prov 21:12
    70%

    12 The rightuous enfourmeth the house of the vngodly, but ye vngodly go on still after their owne wickednesse.

  • Prov 16:8
    70%

    8 Better is it to haue a litle thinge wt rightuousnes, the greate rentes wrongeously gotten.

  • Prov 24:24
    70%

    24 He yt saieth to ye vngodly: thou art rightuous, him shall the people curse, yee ye comotie shal abhorre him.

  • Prov 21:7
    70%

    7 The robberies of the vngodly shalbe their owne destruccion, for they wolde not do the thynge that was right.

  • Eccl 3:16
    70%

    16 Morouer, I sawe vnder ye Sonne, vngodlynesse in the steade of iudgment, & iniquite in steade of rightuousnesse.

  • Prov 20:10
    70%

    10 To vse two maner of weightes, or two maner of measures, both these are abhominable vnto the LORDE.

  • Ps 97:2
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    2 Cloudes and darcknesse are rounde aboute him, rightuousnesse and iudgment are the habitacion of his seate.

  • Ps 125:3
    70%

    3 That the rodd of the vngodly come not into the lott of the rightuous, lest the rightuous put their honde vnto wickednesse.