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 honor of kings is to search out a matter.

3 The heaven for hight, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.

4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.

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

6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

7 For better it is that it be said to thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thy 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 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 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.