5Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.


In Context

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing; But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.

3 As the heavens for height, and the earth for depth, So the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver, And there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner:

5 Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.

6 Put not thyself forward in the presence of the king, And stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better is it 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.

Proverbs 25:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:5remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:5take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.