Proverbs 16:10
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9 A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
11 A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
- KJV
- A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
- WEB
- Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
- ASV
- A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
- DARBY
- An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
- BLB
- Divination [is] on the lips of the king; in judgment his mouth shall not be unfaithful.
- ÅB
- Guddoms-ord er på kongens lepper; hans munn skal ikke forsynde seg når han dømmer.
- OTB
- En guddommelig beslutning er på leppene til en konge; hans munn skal ikke svikte rettferdigheten.
- B1930
- Guddoms-ord er på kongens leber; hans munn skal ikke forsynde sig når han dømmer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 32:1–2
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Read in contextGenesis 44:5
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Read in contextGenesis 44:15
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Read in contextHosea 10:4
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 17:18–20
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:
Read in contextJeremiah 23:5–6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 72:1–4
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.
Read in contextPsalms 45:6–7
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
Read in context