Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
The saying belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs gathered in Hezekiah's time, about three hundred years after Solomon, and is a brief, familiar saying. Removing the wicked from before the king causes his throne to be established in righteousness, for clearing wicked influence from a ruler's court secures righteous rule. The chapters in which it stands give practical counsel on moral and religious duties by which readers are to measure their lives.
It will be fulfilled in the restored earth where a righteous king reigns and righteousness is the prevailing principle among all the people rather than isolated. There the wickedness that brought the earth under its curse is gone, and peace and lasting assurance follow. It is assigned as part of the reading for May 27.
The saying belongs to the collection of Solomon's proverbs gathered in Hezekiah's time, about three hundred years after Solomon, and is a brief, familiar saying. Removing the wicked from before the king causes his throne to be established in righteousness, for clearing wicked influence from a ruler's court secures righteous rule. The chapters in which it stands give practical counsel on moral and religious duties by which readers are to measure their lives.
It will be fulfilled in the restored earth where a righteous king reigns and righteousness is the prevailing principle among all the people rather than isolated. There the wickedness that brought the earth under its curse is gone, and peace and lasting assurance follow. It is assigned as part of the reading for May 27.