Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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- Psalm 101:7–8 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
- Proverbs 20:8 A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.