King James Version
Proverbs 25:5 in the King James Version says “Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.”
Proverbs 25:5 · KJV
The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. is: Heb. there is no searching
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men: Put: Heb. Set not out thy glory
For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“shall be established”
H3559properly, to be erect (i.e., stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix,
“in righteousness”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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