Proverbs
Proverbs 16:12
12Wicked behavior is detestable for kings,
for a throne is established through righteousness.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicked | רֶ֑שַׁע | re·ša‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H7562 wickedness |
| behavior | עֲשׂ֣וֹת | ‘ă·śō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| is detestable | תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת | tō·w·‘ă·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8441 abomination |
| for kings | מְ֭לָכִים | mə·lā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a throne | כִּסֵּֽא׃ | kis·sê | Noun - masculine singular | H3678 seat |
| is established | יִכּ֥וֹן | yik·kō·wn | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3559 be firm |
| through righteousness | בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה | ḇiṣ·ḏā·qāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H6666 righteousness |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 25:5 · Proverbs 29:14 · Luke 12:48 · Proverbs 28:9 · Psalm 99:4 · Revelation 19:11 · Proverbs 20:18 · Deuteronomy 25:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.