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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:5 - Wicked
Proverbs 25:5 - Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Take away | H1898 | הָגָה |
[Verb] to remove |
| the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| from before | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
| the king | H4428 | מֶלֶךְ |
[Noun Masculine] a king |
| and his throne | H3678 | כִּסֵּא |
[Noun Masculine] properly {covered} that {is} a throne (as canopied) |
| shall be established | H3559 | כּוּן |
[Verb] properly to be erect (that {is} 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) |
| in righteousness | H6664 | צֶדֶק |
[Noun Masculine] the right ({natural} moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.