Proverbs 25:5

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.

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⁵ Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Related Commentaries of Proverbs 25:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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