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


In Context

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

3 As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings are unsearchable.

4 Remove the dross from the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith;

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

6 Do not exalt yourself in the king's presence, and do not claim a place among great men;

7 it is better for him to say to you, "Come up here," than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have seen with your eyes

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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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.