Proverbs 25:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

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  • Prov 16:12 : 12 It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is established by righteousness.
  • Prov 20:8 : 8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.
  • Prov 20:28 : 28 Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.
  • Prov 29:14 : 14 The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.
  • Isa 9:7 : 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from now on even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
  • Isa 16:5 : 5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit on it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hastening righteousness.
  • 1 Kgs 2:33 : 33 Their blood shall return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his descendants forever; but upon David, and his descendants, and upon his house, and upon his throne, there shall be peace forever from the Lord.
  • 1 Kgs 2:46 : 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and he went out and struck him down and he died. And the kingdom was firmly established in the hand of Solomon.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
  • Ps 101:7-8 : 7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house: he who tells lies shall not remain in my presence. 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
  • Esth 8:11-17 : 11 By these letters, the king granted the Jews in every city the right to gather and protect themselves, to destroy, to slay, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, along with their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions. 12 On a single day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, namely, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. 13 The copy of the document for a decree to be proclaimed in every province was published to all peoples, that the Jews should be prepared on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 So the couriers who rode on mules and camels went out, being hurried and urged on by the king's command, and the decree was issued in Shushan the palace. 15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. 16 The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor. 17 And in every province and every city, wherever the king's command and his decree came, the Jews had joy, gladness, a feast, and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him who speaks what is right.

  • Prov 25:4
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    4Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for the refiner will appear.

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

  • Prov 25:6
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    6Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men;

  • Prov 2:22
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    22But the wicked will be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors will be rooted out of it.

  • Prov 10:30-31
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    30The righteous shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

    31The mouth of the just brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established forever.

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

  • Job 36:7
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    7He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yes, he establishes them forever, and they are exalted.

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    5Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

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    20Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with you, which frames mischief by a law?

  • Prov 24:15
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    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10For yet a little while and the wicked shall be no more; yes, you shall look for his place, and it shall not be.

  • Prov 12:7
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    7The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.

  • Ps 7:9
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    9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.

  • Prov 20:26
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    26A wise king scatters the wicked and brings the wheel over them.

  • Isa 16:5
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    5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit on it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hastening righteousness.

  • Prov 29:27
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    27An unjust man is an abomination to the just; and he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.

  • Prov 18:5
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    5It is not good to show partiality to the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

  • Job 11:14
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    14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away, and do not let wickedness dwell in your tents.

  • Deut 25:1
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    1If there is a dispute between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • Ps 125:3
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  • Prov 29:4
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    4The king establishes the land by justice; but he who accepts bribes overthrows it.

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Keep far from a false matter, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked.

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    5The righteousness of the blameless shall direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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

  • Ps 5:4-5
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    4For you are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; nor shall evil dwell with you.

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    7The robbery of the wicked will destroy them, because they refuse to do justice.

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    3A man will not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will not be moved.

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    28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is upheld by mercy.

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    6Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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    2When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people mourn.

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    19The evil will bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

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    12The righteous man wisely considers the house of the wicked, but God overthrows the wicked for their wickedness.

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    25As the whirlwind passes, so is the wicked no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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    32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him.

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    34Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

    35The king's favor is toward a wise servant, but his wrath is against him who causes shame.

  • Job 36:17
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    17But you have fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on you.

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    15Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none.

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    5The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

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    27Depart from evil and do good, and live forevermore.

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    5The Lord at your right hand will strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

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    3Do not draw me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.