10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
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Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. …
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?
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. …
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: …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10)We wish this were always true as a proposition, and we ought to make it our prayer for kings, and all in authority, that a divine sentence may be in their lips, both in giving orders, that they may do that in wisdom, and in giving sentence, that they may do that in equity, both which are included in judgment , and that in neither their mouth may transgress , 1 Tim. 2:1. But it is often otherwise;…
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