10The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.


In Context

7 When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord , he makes even his enemies live at peace with him.

8 Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

9 In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.

11 Honest scales and balances are from the Lord ; all the weights in the bag are of his making.

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

Proverbs 16:10 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:10A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:10Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:10An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:10Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:10An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresses not in judgment.