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An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתto kingsמְלָכִיםis doingעֲשׂוֹתwickedness,רֶשַׁעforכִּיby righteousnessבִצְדָקָהa throneכִּסֵּאis established.יִכּוֹן
Proverbs 16:12
Study it in the app“An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, for by righteousness a throne is established.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Proverbs 16:12, word by word
- An abominationתּוֹעֲבַתtoavat
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavat” appears- to kingsמְלָכִיםmelachim
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melachim” appears- is doingעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- wickednessרֶשַׁעresha
wickedness
Wickedness: what is unjust and evil.
Where else “resha” appears- by righteousnessצְדָקָהtsedaka
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsedaka” appears- a throneכִּסֵּאkise
throne
Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.
Where else “kise” appears- is establishedיִכּוֹןyikon
establish
To make something firm, establish it.
Where else “yikon” appears
The context
11The balance and the scales of justice are YHWH’s; his work are all the stones of the bag.
12 · This verse (above)
13The pleasure of kings is lips of righteousness, and one who speaks what is upright he loves.