Solomon
Proverbs 16:12WEB·traditional attribution

It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

John Gill Reformed Baptist

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness,.... The Targum is, "the abomination of kings are they that work wickedness.'' It should be an abomination to kings to commit wickedness themselves, and those that do it should be abhorred by them, or they should show their resentment at it by removing them from their presence, or by punishing them: and though there have been...

Geneva Bible Notes Reformed

[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. (g) They are appointed by God to rule according to equity and justice.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Reformed

Rulers are rightly expected, by their position, to hate evil; for their power is sustained by righteousness.