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Proverbs 16:12


Proverbs 16:11 Proverbs 16:12 (KJV) Proverbs 16:13
A just weight and balance [are] the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

It is an abominationH8441 to kingsH4428 to commitH6213 wickednessH7562: for the throneH3678 is establishedH3559 by righteousnessH6666.


Original Hebrew

תֹּועֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשֹׂות רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכֹּון כִּסֵּא׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
to.'a.Vat H8441 HNcfsc (is) an abomination of
מְ֭לָכִים
Me.la.khim H4428 HNcmpa kings
עֲשׂ֣וֹת
a.Sot H6213 HVqc to do
רֶ֑שַׁע
Re.sha' H7562 HNcmsa wickedness
כִּ֥י
ki H3588 HC for
בִ֝/צְדָקָ֗ה
vi/tz.da.Kah H6666 HR/Ncfsa by/ righteousness
יִכּ֥וֹן
yi.Kon H3559 HVNi3ms it is established
כִּסֵּֽא
ki.Se' H3678 HNcmsa a throne
Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
Strong's References
  • H3559 — כּוּן (kûwn, koon): a primitive root; properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous); certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-) stablish, stand, tarry, [idiom] very deed.
  • H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
  • H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
  • H6213 — עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, aw-saw'): a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use.
  • H6666 — צְדָקָה (tsᵉdâqâh, tsed-aw-kaw'): from צָדַק; rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity); justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
  • H7562 — רֶשַׁע (reshaʻ, reh'-shah): from רָשַׁע; a wrong (especially moral); iniquity, wicked(-ness).
  • H8441 — תּוֹעֵבַה (tôwʻêbah, to-ay-baw'): or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of תַּעָב; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

Reciprocal references (10): Psalms 89:14, Psalms 97:2, Psalms 101:8, Proverbs 8:7, Proverbs 16:10, Proverbs 20:8, Proverbs 20:28, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 31:9, Acts 24:25

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