Proverbs 16:10

King James Version 1611 (Original)

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. 2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 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. 6 In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
  • Gen 44:5 : 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
  • Gen 44:15 : 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?
  • Deut 17:18-20 : 18 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: 19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them: 20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.
  • 2 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  • Ps 72:1-4 : 1 Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
  • Prov 16:12-13 : 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

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    11A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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    30The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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    31The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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    4Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

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    11The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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    16Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.

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    7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

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    15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

    16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

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    7Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

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    23The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.

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    14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

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    11He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

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    6Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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    6Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

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    3The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

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    2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

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    13The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30He shutteth his eyes to devise froward things: moving his lips he bringeth evil to pass.

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  • Prov 15:4
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    4A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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    33The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.