SinaiProverbs 16:12
American Standard Version
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
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Proverbs 16:12 in other translations
It is an abomination for kings to do wrong,
for the throne is established by righteousness.
Proverbs 16:12 in context
- 10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
- 11A just balance and scales are Jehovah’s; All the weights of the bag are his work.
- 12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; For the throne is established by righteousness.
- 13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.
- 14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death; But a wise man will pacify it.