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Proverbs 16:12

NETBible	Doing wickedness¹ is an abomination to kings, because a throne² is established in righteousness.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:12	Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:12	It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts, For a throne is established on righteousness.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:12	A king despises wrongdoing, for his rule depends on his justice.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:12	Good leaders abhor wrongdoing of all kinds; sound leadership has a moral foundation.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:12	Evil-doing is disgusting to kings: for the seat of the ruler is based on righteousness.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:12	It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:12	It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness, For a throne is established by righteousness.
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KJV	[It is] an abomination <08441> to kings <04428> to commit <06213> (8800) wickedness <07562>_: for the throne <03678> is established <03559> (8735) by righteousness <06666>_.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:12	It is an abomination <08441> for kings <04428> to commit <06213> wicked <07562> acts <07562> , For a throne <03678> is established <03559> on righteousness <06666> .
LXXM	bdelugma <946> N-NSN basilei <935> N-DSM o <3588> T-NSM poiwn <4160> V-PAPNS kaka <2556> A-APN meta <3326> PREP gar <1063> PRT dikaiosunhv <1343> N-GSF etoimazetai <2090> V-PMI-3S yronov <2362> N-NSM archv <746> N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	Doing <06213> wickedness <07562> is an abomination <08441> to kings <04428> , because <03588> a throne <03678> is established <03559> in righteousness <06666> .
HEBREW	aok <03678> Nwky <03559> hqdub <06666> yk <03588> esr <07562> twve <06213> Myklm <04428> tbewt (16:12) <08441>

NETBible

Doing wickedness¹ is an abomination to kings, because a throne² is established in righteousness.

NET Notes

¹sn The “wickedness” mentioned here (רֶשַׁע, resha’) might better be understood as a criminal act, for the related word “wicked” can also mean the guilty criminal. If a king is trying to have a righteous administration, he will detest any criminal acts.

²tn The “throne” represents the administration, or the decisions made from the throne by the king, and so the word is a metonymy of adjunct (cf. NLT “his rule”).