Proverbs 25:5
"Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness."
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- Proverbs 20:8
"A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 16:12
"It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness."
Read in chapter → - Psalms 101:7
"He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 16:5
"And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 20:28
"Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy."
Read in chapter → - Isaiah 9:7
"Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 2:46
"So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon."
Read in chapter → - Esther 7:10
"So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 29:14
"The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever."
Read in chapter → - 1 Kings 2:33
"Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD."
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