Proverbs 25:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. ”

Proverbs 25:5 - Albert 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 .
Proverbs 25:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Take (g) away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. (g) It is not enough that he is pure himself, but that he put away others who are corrupted.
Proverbs 25:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

First Division. In general character this division shows a resemblance to the Sayings of the Wise, containing a number of quatrains and synthetic couplets, and but few antithetic couplets. Prov...
Proverbs 25:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Take away, &c. Illustrations: David (1Ki 2:5, 1 Kings 2:6 . Compare Pro 25:46); Asa ( 1 Kings 15:13 ). the wicked . a lawless one. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.
Proverbs 25:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Proverbs 25:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. The finer - the melter; the goldsmith. Take away the wicked (from) before the king. Bad ministers a...
Proverbs 25:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Courts. Quarrels 1-7. relate to kings and courts.
Proverbs 25:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

His throne shall be established in righteousness — whereas violence and wrong pull it down. ( Jeremiah 21:12 ; Jeremiah 22:3 , sqq. ; Zechariah 7:9 , sqq. )
Proverbs 25:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 26 THE KING "It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. The heaven for height and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearch...
Proverbs 25:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Words Fitly Spoken Proverbs 25:1-14 This collection of proverbs was made. 250years after the time of Solomon by the scribes of King Hezekiah. The glory of God is too great to be disclosed to th...
Proverbs 25:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now come to the second collection of the proverbs of Solomon. These, as the title specifically declares, constitute a posthumous collection gathered in the days of Hezekiah. Speaking generally, th...
Proverbs 25:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable. Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Take away the wicked fr...
Proverbs 25:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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...
Proverbs 25:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness. Ver. 5. Take away the wicked. ] Who are compared elsewhere also to dross, Eze 22:19 and fitly; fo...
Proverbs 25:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Take away the dross from the silver , &c. When the dross is separated from the silver, and not before, it becomes so pliable, that the finer may cast or work it into what form he pleases; thus,...
Proverbs 25:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

In This CHAPTER, forming the first section, necessarily affirms the basic principles of true unity, which is absolutely essential to recovery. For departure is the very breeding-ground of division, -...
Proverbs 25:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

4 Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness...
Proverbs 25:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

From before the king; from his court and councils. Shall be established, by removing them who by their wicked counsels and practices provoked God's displeasure against the king, and blasted his r...
Proverbs 25:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

With this chapter begins the fourth main division of this book, consisting, as its introductory words inform us, of sayings and perhaps writings of Solomon, which were placed together in their presen...
Proverbs 25:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:1 . These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah copied out. Solomon wrote three thousand proverbs, and a thousand and five songs. 1 Kings 4:32 . The supplement to th...
Proverbs 25:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer. Purifying fires No text in Scripture brings out with equal distinctness the higher office of affliction,...
Proverbs 25:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-29:27 Part VI. SECOND GREAT COLLECTION OF SOLOMONIC PROVERBS , gathered by "the men of Hezekiah," in which wisdom is set forth as the greatest blessing to the...
Proverbs 25:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

True Wisdom the Highest Good of Kings and Subjects.
Proverbs 25:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 2:33 ; 1 Kings 2:46 ; Esther 7:10 ; Esther 8:11-17 ; Isaiah 16:5 ; Isaiah 9:7 ; Proverbs 16:12 ; Proverbs 20:28 ; Proverbs 20:8 ; Proverbs 29:14 ; Psalms 101:7 ; Psalms 101:8

Proverbs 25:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 25:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 25:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 25:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 25:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 25:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 25:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 25:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge