Proverbs 16:10

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The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 32:1-2 : 1 Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice. 2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
  • Jer 23:5-6 : 5 “I, the LORD, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land. 6 Under his rule Judah will enjoy safety and Israel will live in security. This is the name he will go by:‘The LORD has provided us with justice.’
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They utter empty words, taking false oaths and making empty agreements. Therefore legal disputes sprout up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a plowed field.
  • Amos 5:7 : 7 The Israelites turn justice into bitterness; they throw what is fair and right to the ground.
  • Amos 6:12 : 12 Can horses run on rocky cliffs? Can one plow the sea with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into a poisonous plant, and the fruit of righteous actions into a bitter plant.
  • Gen 44:5 : 5 Doesn’t my master drink from this cup and use it for divination? You have done wrong!’”
  • Gen 44:15 : 15 Joseph said to them,“What did you think you were doing? Don’t you know that a man like me can find out things like this by divination?”
  • Deut 17:18-20 : 18 When he sits on his royal throne he must make a copy of this law on a scroll given to him by the Levitical priests. 19 It must be with him constantly and he must read it as long as he lives, so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and observe all the words of this law and these statutes and carry them out. 20 Then he will not exalt himself above his fellow citizens or turn from the commandments to the right or left, and he and his descendants will enjoy many years ruling over his kingdom in Israel.
  • 2 Sam 23:3-4 : 3 The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God, 4 is like the light of morning when the sun comes up, a morning in which there are no clouds. He is like the brightness after rain that produces grass from the earth.
  • 1 Kgs 3:28 : 28 When all Israel heard about the judicial decision which the king had rendered, they respected the king, for they realized that he possessed divine wisdom to make judicial decisions.
  • Ps 45:6-7 : 6 Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice. 7 You love justice and hate evil. For this reason God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of joy, elevating you above your companions.
  • Ps 72:1-4 : 1 For Solomon. O God, grant the king the ability to make just decisions! Grant the king’s son the ability to make fair decisions! 2 Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably. 3 The mountains will bring news of peace to the people, and the hills will announce justice. 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 99:4 : 4 The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.
  • Prov 16:12-13 : 12 Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness. 13 The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

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    11Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are his handiwork.

    12Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

    13The delight of a king is righteous counsel, and he will love the one who speaks uprightly.

    14A king’s wrath is like a messenger of death, but a wise person appeases it.

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    30The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

    31The law of their God controls their thinking; their feet do not slip.

  • Prov 10:31-32
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    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

    32The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

  • Prov 16:8-9
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    8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

    9A person plans his course, but the LORD directs his steps.

  • Eccl 8:4-5
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    4Surely the king’s authority is absolute; no one can say to him,“What are you doing?”

    5Whoever obeys his command will not experience harm, and a wise person knows the proper time and procedure.

  • Prov 16:1
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    1The intentions of the heart belong to a man, but the answer of the tongue comes from the LORD.

  • Prov 8:6-8
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    6Listen, for I will speak excellent things, and my lips will utter what is right.

    7For my mouth speaks truth, and my lips hate wickedness.

    8All the words of my mouth are righteous; there is nothing in them twisted or crooked.

  • Ps 119:13
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    13With my lips I proclaim all the regulations you have revealed.

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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

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

  • Prov 21:1
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    1The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD like channels of water; he turns it wherever he wants.

  • Prov 23:16
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    16my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Prov 8:15-16
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    15By me kings reign, and by me potentates decree righteousness;

    16by me princes rule, as well as nobles and all righteous judges.

  • Prov 17:7
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    7Excessive speech is not becoming for a fool; how much less are lies for a ruler!

  • Prov 16:23
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    23A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Prov 22:11-12
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    11The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

    12The eyes of the LORD watched over a cause, and subverted the words of the treacherous person.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

  • Job 15:6
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    6Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • Ps 36:3
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    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 20:28
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    28Loyal love and truth preserve a king, and his throne is upheld by loyal love.

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    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

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    12Words and Works of Wise Men and Fools The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

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    3O LORD, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

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    26Many people seek the face of a ruler, but it is from the LORD that one receives justice.

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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.

  • Prov 20:2
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    2The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

  • Prov 12:13
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    13The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.

  • Prov 16:30
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    30The one who winks his eyes devises perverse things, and one who compresses his lips has accomplished evil.

  • Isa 32:1
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    1Justice and Wisdom Will Prevail Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice.

  • Prov 20:8
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    8A king sitting on the throne to judge separates out all evil with his eyes.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Prov 29:4
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    4A king brings stability to a land by justice, but one who exacts tribute tears it down.

  • Prov 18:4
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    4The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

  • Ps 99:4
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    4The king is strong; he loves justice. You ensure that legal decisions will be made fairly; you promote justice and equity in Jacob.

  • Prov 16:33
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    33The dice are thrown into the lap, but their every decision is from the LORD.