THEOSISProverbs 25:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
הָג֣וֹ רָ֭שָׁע לִפְנֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ וְיִכּ֖וֹן בַּצֶּ֣דֶק כִּסְאֽוֹ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Prov 16:12They that act wickedly are abominable to the king: for the throne is established by justice.
- Prov 20:8The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
- Prov 20:28Mercy and truth preserve the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
- Ps 101 (100):7
- Ps 101 (100):8
- Isa 16:5And a throne shall be prepared in mercy, and one shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging and seeking judgment and quickly rendering that which is just.
- Isa 9:7His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
- Esth 7:10So Aman was hanged on the gibbet, which he had prepared for Mardochai: and the king's wrath ceased.