Proverbs 16:12 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹²It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:12 —

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Cross-References

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Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 29:14
The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Proverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Luke 12:48
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
Psalms 99:4
The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 12)

Here is, 1. The character of a good king, which Solomon intended not for his own praise, but for instruction to his successors, his neighbours, and the viceroys under him. A good king not only does justice, but it is an abomination to him to do otherwise. He hates the thought of doing wrong and perverting justice; he not only abhors the wickedness done by others, but abhors the wickedness done by…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 12)

12. Rulers are rightly expected, by their position, to hate evil; for their power is sustained by righteousness.