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Proverbs 16:10
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God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
A divine verdict is on the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
The words of a king are like a message from God, so his decisions should be fair.
A divine decision [given by God] is on the lips of the king [as His representative]; His mouth should not be unfaithful or unjust in judgment.
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. His shall not betray his mouth.
A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.
A divine decision is in the lips of the king;His mouth should not err in judgment.
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
Rulers speak with authority and are never wrong.
Divine inspiration is on the lips of the king, so his mouth must be faithful when he judges.
An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
When a king speaks, his words are law. So when he makes a decision, it is never a mistake.
Oracles are on the lips of the king; his mouth does not err in judgment.
The king speaks with divine authority; his decisions are always right.
A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.
A godly decision is on the lips of the king, his mouth is not treacherous in judgment.
When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth trespasseth not in judgment.
A diuine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in iudgement.
When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.
There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgement.
Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth schal not erre in doom.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.
Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
The lips of the king should decide as God would. His mouth should not sin in deciding what is right or wrong.
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.
Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
A good leader motivates, doesn't mislead, doesn't exploit.
A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
A divine sentence: Heb. Divination, Proverbs 16:12, Proverbs 16:13, Genesis 44:5, Genesis 44:15, Deuteronomy 17:18-20, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Samuel 23:4, Psalms 45:6, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 72:1-4, Psalms 99:4, Isaiah 32:1, Isaiah 32:2, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6
transgresseth: Hosea 10:4, Amos 5:7, Amos 6:12
Reciprocal: Proverbs 17:7 - much Ezekiel 21:21 - to use James 1:26 - bridleth
Cross-References
Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.
But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.
And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.
And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
And he shall be as a wild-ass among men; his hand shall be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king,.... Or "divination" f, as the word signifies; or what is like to divination, as Aben Ezra and Gersom interpret it g. What be says is as an oracle, and should be strictly true. Some understand it of the sagacity and penetration of kings, as was in Solomon, and appeared in his judging the two harlots; but such is not to be found in kings in common: rather therefore this expresses and designs what should be, and not what is, in kings. These, as the kings of Israel, ought to have the book of God before them, and read in it, and judge and pronounce sentence in every case according to it; they should speak as the oracles of God; and, when they do, a divine sentence may be said to be in their lips. But it is best to understand this of the King of kings, of the King Messiah; into whose lips grace is poured, and from whence none but words of wisdom, grace, and truth, flow; who taught the way of God in truth; who had the word of God in his heart and in his month continually; and on whom the Spirit of wisdom without measure dwelt; and is the wisdom and word of God, as well as the power of God;
his mouth transgresseth not in judgment; this cannot be said of any earthly king; they ought not indeed to transgress in judgment with their mouths, but it is notorious that they too often do: could this be applied to kings in common, they would have a better claim to infallibility than the pope of Rome has. But this is true of Christ, the King of saints; who is a King that reigns in righteousness, and decrees judgment; sits upon his throne, to order and establish it with judgment: nor does his mouth ever transgress in judgment, or ever say, or he do, a wrong thing; his sceptre is a sceptre of righteousness.
f ×§×¡× "divinatio", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius, Gejerus, Michaelis, Schultens. g So Vatablus, Mercerus, Piscator.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A divine sentence - See the margin, i. e., âsoothsayingâ in its darker aspect as contrasted with prophecy. The true oracle is to be sought, not from soothsayers and diviners, but âat the lips of the king,â who is ideally the representative, the ÏÏοÏηÌÏÎ·Ï propheÌteÌs of Yahweh, in His government of mankind.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 16:10. A divine sentence — ×§×¡× kesem, "divination," as the margin has it. Is the meaning as follows? Though divination were applied to a righteous king's lips, to induce him to punish the innocent and spare the guilty, yet would not his lips transgress in judgment; so firmly attached is he to God, and so much is he under the Divine care and influence. Whatever judgment such a one pronounces, it may be considered as a decision from God.
