May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.(A)

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12 Wicked behavior[a] is detestable to kings,(A)
since a throne is established through righteousness.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 16:12 Either the king’s or someone else’s behavior

Remove the wicked from the king’s presence,(A)
and his throne will be established in righteousness.(B)

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but He will judge the poor righteously(A)
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline[a] from His mouth,(B)
and He will kill the wicked(C)
with a command[b] from His lips.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 11:4 Lit the rod
  2. Isaiah 11:4 Lit with the breath

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