Proverbs 25:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Take awayהָגֹ֣ו
(ha·gov)
1898: to removea prim. root
the wickedרָ֭שָׁע
(ra·sha)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
beforeלִפְנֵי־
(lif·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the king,מֶ֑לֶךְ
(me·lech;)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
And his throneכִּסְאֹֽו׃
(kis·'ov.)
3678: seat of honor, thronefrom the same as kese
will be establishedוְיִכֹּ֖ון
(ve·yik·ko·vn)
3559: to be firma prim. root
in righteousness.בַּצֶּ֣דֶק
(ba·tze·dek)
6664: rightness, righteousnessfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Take away
hagah  (haw-gaw')
to remove -- stay, stay away.
the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
from before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and his throne
kicce'  (kis-say')
covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied) -- seat, stool, throne.
shall be established
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
in righteousness
tsedeq  (tseh'-dek)
the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity -- even, (that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

International Standard Version
Purge the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

NET Bible
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Evil ones will be scattered from before the King and he will establish his throne in righteousness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Take a wicked person away from the presence of a king, and justice will make his throne secure.

King James 2000 Bible
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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