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


In Context

7 When a man's ways please Yahweh, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

9 A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps.

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

11 Honest balances and scales are Yahweh's; all the weights in the bag are his work.

12 It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by 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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:10The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.

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 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.