Proverbs 16:10

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A decision is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not betray justice.

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  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice. 2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch. He will reign as king, act wisely, and execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is the name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They speak mere words, making covenants with false oaths, and judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 You who turn justice to bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground—
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Do horses run on rocky cliffs? Does one plow there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness.
  • Gen 44:5 : 5 'Is this not the cup my master drinks from and also uses for divination? You have done wrong in what you have done.'
  • Gen 44:15 : 15 Joseph asked them, "What is this deed you have done? Do you not know that a man like me can certainly practice divination?"
  • Deut 17:18-20 : 18 When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. 19 It shall remain with him, and he shall read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this law and these statutes to follow them. 20 In this way, his heart will not become proud above his fellow Israelites, and he will not turn aside from the commandment, to the right or to the left. He and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in the midst of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spoke to me: 'The one who rules over people must be righteous, ruling in the fear of God.' 4 He is like the light of morning at sunrise, a morning without clouds, like brightness after rain that brings grass to sprout from the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of the king, for they saw that he had the wisdom of God to administer justice.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; the nations fall beneath your feet. 7 Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of righteousness.
  • Ps 72:1-4 : 1 God, grant your judgments to the king and your righteousness to the king's son. 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. 3 The mountains will bring peace to the people, and the hills will bring it in righteousness. 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 16:12-13 : 12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

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  • Prov 16:11-14
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    11Honest scales and balances belong to the Lord; all the weights in the bag are His making.

    12Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established by righteousness.

    13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love those who speak honestly.

    14A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but the wise will appease it.

  • Ps 37:30-31
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    30The mouth of the righteous person utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

    31The law of his God is in his heart; his steps will not falter.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut off.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked speaks perversities.

  • Prov 16:8-9
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    8Better a little with righteousness than great income with injustice.

    9The heart of a person plans their way, but the Lord establishes their steps.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

    5Whoever obeys a command will avoid harm, and the heart of the wise person knows the right time and the right way.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1To humans belong the plans of the heart, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

  • Prov 8:6-8
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    6Listen, for I speak noble things, and what comes from my lips is right.

    7For my mouth speaks truth, and wickedness is detestable to my lips.

    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; none of them are twisted or perverse.

  • Ps 119:13
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    13With my lips I recount all the judgments spoken by Your mouth.

  • Prov 10:19-20
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    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.

    20The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16Yes, my inmost being will exult when your lips speak what is right.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are trouble and iniquity.

  • Prov 8:15-16
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    15By me kings reign, and rulers enact just decrees.

    16By me princes govern, and nobles—all who judge rightly.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Eloquent speech is not fitting for a fool; how much less deceitful speech for a ruler!

  • Prov 16:23
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    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • Prov 22:11-12
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    11One who loves a pure heart and speaks with grace will have the king as his friend.

    12The eyes of the LORD watch over knowledge, but He overturns the words of the treacherous.

  • Prov 10:6
    72%

    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Job 15:6
    72%

    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your lips testify against you.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3For he flatters himself in his own eyes, thinking his iniquity will not be discovered or hated.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Loyalty and faithfulness preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by steadfast love.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Eccl 10:12
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

  • Ps 141:3
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    3Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.

  • Prov 29:26
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    26Many seek an audience with a ruler, but it is from the LORD that a man receives justice.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13By the sin of their lips, the wicked are trapped, but the righteous escape trouble.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30The one who winks with his eyes is plotting perverse things, and the one who purses his lips is bent on evil.

  • Isa 32:1
    71%

    1Indeed, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will govern with justice.

  • Prov 20:8
    71%

    8A king who sits on the throne of judgment disperses all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4A king establishes a land by justice, but a man who accepts bribes tears it down.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The Mighty King loves justice; You have established equity; You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.