12 Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 16:12
The LORD Weighs the Heart: Sovereignty, Humility, Justice, and the Wise Path
The chapter moves from the LORD's sovereignty over plans and motives, to justice in royal rule, to the superiority of wisdom and humility, to gracious speech and the warning against self-deceived paths, to destructive speech and violent companionship, and finally to patience, self-control, and the LORD's final governance.
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Verse 12
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Wicked רֶ֑שַׁע H7562 Noun - masculine singular behavior עֲשׂ֣וֹת H6213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct is detestable תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת H8441 Noun - feminine singular construct for kings מְ֭לָכִים H4428 Noun - masculine plural for כִּ֥י H3588 Conjunction a throne כִּסֵּֽא׃ H3678 Noun - masculine singular is established יִכּ֥וֹן H3559 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular through righteousness בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה H6666 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular