Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Purge the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
And his
King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Holman Bible
and his throne will be established in righteousness.
A Conservative Version
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
American Standard Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Amplified
Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
Darby Translation
take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Julia Smith Translation
Take ye away the unjust one from before the king, and his throne shall be prepared in justice.
King James 2000
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Modern King James verseion
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be founded in righteousness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Take away ungodliness from the king, and his seat shall be established with righteousness.
NET Bible
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
New Heart English Bible
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
The Emphasized Bible
Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
Webster
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
World English Bible
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Youngs Literal Translation
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
Themes
Government » The kings of the earth
Government » Whose throne shall be established
Interlinear
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
More Proverbs Of Solomon
4 Purge the dross from the silver, and material for a vessel comes forth for the silversmith. 5 Purge the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6 Don't magnify yourself in the presence of a king, and don't pretend to be in the company of famous men,
Cross References
Proverbs 16:12
Kings detest wrongdoing, for through righteousness the throne is established.
Proverbs 20:8
A king sits on a throne of justice, sifting out all sorts of evil with his glance.
Proverbs 29:14
When a king faithfully administers justice to the poor, his throne will be established forever.
1 Kings 2:33
May their blood be repaid to Joab and to his descendants forever, and may there be peace shown from the LORD forever to David, to his descendants, to his household, and to his throne."
1 Kings 2:46
So the king gave orders to Jehoiada's son Benaiah to go out, attack Shimei, and kill him. That is how the kingdom was established under Solomon's control.
Esther 7:10
The king said, "Hang him on it." So they hanged Haman on the pole he had set up for Mordecai, and then the king's anger subsided.
Esther 8:11-17
What the king granted the Jewish people in every town was the right to assemble and defend themselves, to annihilate, kill, and destroy every armed force of a people or a province that was hostile to them, including children and women, and to plunder their property.
Psalm 101:7-8
A deceitful person will not sit in my house; A liar will not remain in my presence.
Proverbs 20:28
Gracious love and truth preserve a king; through love his throne is made secure.
Isaiah 9:7
Of the growth of his government and peace there will be no end. He will rule over his kingdom, sitting on the throne of David, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will accomplish this.
Isaiah 16:5
then a throne will be established in gracious love, and there will sit in faithfulness in the Tent of David one who judges, seeks justice, and is swift to do what is right."