Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Proverbs 25:5
Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
The interpretation of the proverb of Pro 25:4. The king himself, like the Lord whom he represents, is to sit as a refiner of silver Mal 3:3.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
From before the king; from his court and councils.
Shall be established, by removing them who by their wicked counsels and practices provoked Gods displeasure against the king, and blasted his reputation, and alienated the hearts of his people from him.
Established in righteousness, by such impartial execution of justice.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
5. beforeor, “inpresence of,” as courtiers stood about a king.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Take away the wicked [from] before the king,…. Wicked ministers and counsellors; they are the “dross”, worthless and useless; yea, hurtful and pernicious. The king is the “refiner”, for whom the vessel is; the kingdom is the silver vessel refined; and which becomes much the better, when wicked men are removed from the court and cabinet council of kings; as well as the king is the happier, and his throne more firm and secure, as follows:
and his throne shall be established in righteousness; which he shall execute, wicked ministers being removed from him, who advised him to take unrighteous measures; and others being put in their room, who counsel him to do acts of justice; whereby his throne is secured, and he sits firm upon it, which before was tottering and shaking, and lie in great danger of being removed from it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(5) His throne shall be established in righteousnesswhereas violence and wrong pull it down. (Jer. 21:12; Jer. 22:3, sqq.; Zec. 7:9, sqq.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Pro 25:5 Take away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Ver. 5. Take away the wicked. ] Who are compared elsewhere also to dross, Eze 22:19 and fitly; for as dross is a kind of unprofitable earth, and hath no good metal in it; so in the wicked is no good to be found, but pride, worldliness, &c. Frobisher, in his voyage to discover the Straits, being tossed up and down with foul weather, snows, and unconstant winds, returned home, having gathered a great quantity of stones, which he thought to be minerals, from which, when there could be drawn neither gold nor silver, nor any other metal, we have seen them, saith Master Camden, a cast forth to fix the highways. Evil counsellors about a prince are means of a great deal of mischief, as were Doeg, Haman, Rehoboam’s and Herod’s flatterers, Pharaoh’s sorcerers, &c. Of a certain prince of Germany it was said, Esset alius, si esset apud alios; He would be another man, if he were but among other men. Say they be not so drossy, but that some good ore is to be found in them; yet all is not good that hath some good in it. It is Scaliger’s note, Malum non est nisi in bono. The original nature of the devil is good, wherein all his wickedness subsisteth. When one highly commended the cardinal Julian to Sigismund, he answered, Tamen Romanus est, Yet he is a Roman, and therefore not to be trusted. Those cardinals and Popish bishops being much about princes, have greatly impoisoned them, and hindered the Reformation. Zuinglius fitly compares them to that wakeful dragon that kept the golden fleece, as the poets have feigned. They get the royalty of their ear, and then do with them whatsoever they wish. David therefore vows, as a good finer, to rid the court of such dross, Psa 101:4 and gives order upon his death bed to his son Solomon, to take out of the way those men of blood, 1Ki 2:5-9 that his throne might be established in righteousness.
a Camden’s Elizabeth, fol. 189.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Take away, &c. Illustrations: David (1Ki 2:5, 1Ki 2:6. Compare Pro 25:46); Asa (1Ki 15:13).
the wicked = a lawless one. Hebrew. rasha’. App-44.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
away: Pro 20:8, 1Ki 2:33, 1Ki 2:46, Est 7:10, Est 8:11-17, Psa 101:7, Psa 101:8
his: Pro 16:12, Pro 20:28, Pro 29:14, Isa 9:7, Isa 16:5
Reciprocal: Lev 14:40 – take away 1Sa 24:1 – it was told 2Sa 3:39 – I am 1Ki 2:45 – the throne Pro 14:35 – king’s Jer 22:15 – and do
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
25:5 Take {g} away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
(g) It is not enough that he is pure himself, but that he put away others who are corrupted.