Proverbs 25:5
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
BSB
ASV
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
KJV
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
The interpretation of the proverb of Pro 25:4. The king himself, like the Lord whom he represents, is to sit as “a refiner of silver” Mal 3:3.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Proverbs 16:12Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
leads to
A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Isaiah 16:5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
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And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is…
And I will make the lame into a remnant, and the outcast into a strong nation. Then the LORD will rule over them in Mount Zion from that day and forever.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
Then the sovereignty, dominion, and greatness of the kingdoms under all of heaven will be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all…
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Proverbs 20:8A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes.
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The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them.
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Proverbs 20:28Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king; by these he maintains his throne.
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Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
