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Proverbs 16:12
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A just weight and balance [are] the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag [are] his work.
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[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
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Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
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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)
- an — Deuteronomy 25:16, Proverbs 28:9, Luke 12:48
- for — Psalms 99:4, Proverbs 20:18, Proverbs 25:5, Proverbs 29:14, Revelation 19:11
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
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: NATION, THE
- Torrey’s: KINGS, RIGHTEOUSNESS
- Nave’s: RULERS
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