5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5
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Proverbs 16:11–13
11 Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern. 12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Proverbs 20:7–9
7 The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him. 8 A king who sits on a throne to judge sifts out all evil with his eyes. 9 Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?
Proverbs 29:13–15
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both. 14 A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever. 15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Proverbs 29:3–5
3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth. 4 By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it. 5 A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.
Proverbs 10:29–31
29 The way of the LORD is a refuge to the upright, but destruction awaits those who do evil. 30 The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land. 31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 20:25–27
25 It is a trap for a man to dedicate something rashly, only later to reconsider his vows. 26 A wise king separates out the wicked and drives the threshing wheel over them. 27 The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
Proverbs 12:2–4
2 The good man obtains favor from the LORD, but the LORD condemns a man who devises evil. 3 A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted. 4 A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like deca…
2 Esdras 16:51–53
51 Therefore don’t be like her or her works. (WEB) 52 For yet a little while, and iniquity will be taken away out of the earth, and righteousness will reign over us. (WEB) 53 Don’t let the sinner say that he has not sinned; for God will burn coals of fire on the head of one who say… (WEB)
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