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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.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
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.
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, had not given birth to any children, but she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar.
So Sarai said to Abram, "Since the Lord has prevented me from having children, have sexual relations with my servant. Perhaps I can have a family by her." Abram did what Sarai told him.
So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.
Then Sarai said to Abram, "You have brought this wrong on me! I allowed my servant to have sexual relations with you, but when she realized that she was pregnant, she despised me. May the Lord judge between you and me!"
Abram said to Sarai, "Since your servant is under your authority, do to her whatever you think best." Then Sarai treated Hagar harshly, so she ran away from Sarai.
The Lord 's angel found Hagar near a spring of water in the desert—the spring that is along the road to Shur.
He said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from, and where are you going?" She replied, "I'm running away from my mistress, Sarai."
Then the Lord 's angel said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.
Then the Lord 's angel said to her, "You are now pregnant and are about to give birth to a son. You are to name him Ishmael, for the Lord has heard your painful groans.
He will be a wild donkey of a man. He will be hostile to everyone, and everyone will be hostile to him. He will live away from 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.
