Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
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- Psalm 101:7–8 He who practices deceit won’t dwell within my house. He who speaks falsehood won’t be established before my eyes. Morning by morning, I will destroy all the wicked of the land, to cut off all the workers of iniquity from Yahweh’s city.
- Proverbs 16:12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
- Proverbs 20:8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.