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Proverbs 16:10
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An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.
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.
When a king speaks, his words are law. So when he makes a decision, it is never a mistake.
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.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
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.
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.
There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgement.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
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.
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.
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.
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 divine verdict is on the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth schal not erre in doom.
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. His shall not betray his mouth.
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
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.
Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.
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.
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
Sarai, Abram's wife, had no children, but she had a slave girl from Egypt named Hagar.
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.
It was after he had lived ten years in Canaan that Sarai gave Hagar to her husband Abram. (Hagar was her slave girl from Egypt.)
Then Sarai said to Abram, "This is your fault. I gave my slave girl to you, and when she became pregnant, she began to treat me badly. Let the Lord decide who is right—you or me."
But Abram said to Sarai, "You are Hagar's mistress. Do anything you want to her." Then Sarai was hard on Hagar, and Hagar ran away.
The angel of the Lord found Hagar beside a spring of water in the desert, by the road to Shur.
The angel said, "Hagar, Sarai's slave girl, where have you come from? Where are you going?" Hagar answered, "I am running away from my mistress Sarai."
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."
The angel added, "You are now pregnant, and you will have a son. You will name him Ishmael, because the Lord has heard your cries.
Ishmael will be like a wild donkey. He will be against everyone, and everyone will be against him. He will attack all his brothers."
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.
