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Sunday, September 21st, 2025
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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The Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:5
take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Hebrew Names Version
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
English Standard Version
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
New American Standard Bible
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
New Century Version
Remove wicked people from the king's presence; then his government will be honest and last a long time.
Remove wicked people from the king's presence; then his government will be honest and last a long time.
Amplified Bible
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
World English Bible
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from the king's presence, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.
Take away the wicked from the King, and his throne shall be stablished in righteousnes.
Legacy Standard Bible
Take away the wicked before the king,And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked before the king,And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Berean Standard Bible
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Contemporary English Version
Evil people must be removed before anyone can rule with justice.
Evil people must be removed before anyone can rule with justice.
Complete Jewish Bible
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.
Remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will rest firmly on righteousness.
Easy-to-Read Version
Take the evil advisors away from a king, and goodness will make his kingdom strong.
Take the evil advisors away from a king, and goodness will make his kingdom strong.
George Lamsa Translation
Let wicked men be driven from the presence of the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Let wicked men be driven from the presence of the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Good News Translation
Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.
Keep evil advisers away from the king and his government will be known for its justice.
Lexham English Bible
Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Remove the wicked before a king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Literal Translation
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne is established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne is established in righteousness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
Take awaye vngodlinesse fro ye kynge, & his seate shal be stablished wt rightuousnes.
American Standard Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Bible in Basic English
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
Take away evil-doers from before the king, and the seat of his power will be made strong in righteousness.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
King James Version (1611)
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shalbe established in righteousnes.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shalbe established in righteousnes.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.
Take away the vngodly from the kyng: and his seate shalbe stablished with righteousnesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
English Revised Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Do thou awei vnpite fro the cheer of the kyng, and his trone schal be maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse.
Do thou awei vnpite fro the cheer of the kyng, and his trone schal be maad stidfast bi riytfulnesse.
Update Bible Version
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, And his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Webster's Bible Translation
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
New English Translation
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
New King James Version
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked from before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
New Living Translation
Remove the wicked from the king's court, and his reign will be made secure by justice.
Remove the wicked from the king's court, and his reign will be made secure by justice.
New Life Bible
Take the sinful away from the king, and his throne will stand on what is right and good.
Take the sinful away from the king, and his throne will stand on what is right and good.
New Revised Standard
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
Remove a lawless man from before the king, that his throne, may be established in righteousness.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
Take away wickedness from the face of the king, and his throne shall be established with justice.
Revised Standard Version
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
Take away the wicked before a king, And established in righteousness is his throne.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Take away the wicked before the king, And his throne will be established in righteousness.
Contextual Overview
4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner: 5 take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
away: Proverbs 20:8, 1 Kings 2:33, 1 Kings 2:46, Esther 7:10, Esther 8:11-17, Psalms 101:7, Psalms 101:8
his: Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 20:28, Proverbs 29:14, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 16:5
Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:40 - take away 1 Samuel 24:1 - it was told 2 Samuel 3:39 - I am 1 Kings 2:45 - the throne Proverbs 14:35 - king's Jeremiah 22:15 - and do
Cross-References
Genesis 24:36
And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
And Sarah, my master's wife, bore a son to my master after she had grown old; and unto him has he given all that he has.
Genesis 25:7
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years.
And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived: a hundred and seventy-five years.
Genesis 25:9
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which was opposite to Mamre—
And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which was opposite to Mamre—
Genesis 25:10
the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
the field that Abraham had purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
Genesis 25:12
And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.
And these are the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's bondwoman, bore to Abraham.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.
And Isaac entreated Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren; and Jehovah was entreated of him, and Rebecca his wife conceived.
Genesis 25:23
And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.
And Jehovah said to her, Two nations are in thy womb, And two peoples shall be separated from thy bowels; And one people shall be stronger than the other people, And the elder shall serve the younger.
Psalms 68:18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.
Matthew 11:27
All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].
All things have been delivered to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son but the Father, nor does any one know the Father, but the Son, and he to whom the Son may be pleased to reveal [him].
Matthew 28:18
And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
And Jesus coming up spoke to them, saying, All power has been given me in heaven and upon earth.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Take away the wicked [from] before the king,.... Wicked ministers and counsellors; they are the "dross", worthless and useless; yea, hurtful and pernicious. The king is the "refiner", for whom the vessel is; the kingdom is the silver vessel refined; and which becomes much the better, when wicked men are removed from the court and cabinet council of kings; as well as the king is the happier, and his throne more firm and secure, as follows:
and his throne shall be established in righteousness; which he shall execute, wicked ministers being removed from him, who advised him to take unrighteous measures; and others being put in their room, who counsel him to do acts of justice; whereby his throne is secured, and he sits firm upon it, which before was tottering and shaking, and lie in great danger of being removed from it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The interpretation of the proverb of Proverbs 25:4. The king himself, like the Lord whom he represents, is to sit as “a refiner of silver” Malachi 3:3.
