Proverbs 16:12

wickedness. lawlessness. Hebrew. rasha'. App-44.

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Deuteronomy 25:16 ; Luke 12:48 ; Proverbs 20:18 ; Proverbs 25:5 ; Proverbs 28:9 ; Proverbs 29:14 ; Psalms 99:4 ; Revelation 19:11

¹² It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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