Proverbs 16:10 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

Navigate

Chapter 16

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

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

Proverbs 16:10 —

My Notes

Notes are saved on this device.

← Proverbs 16:9 Proverbs 16:11 →

Original word meaning

— of 6

Tap any underlined word in the verse to see its original meaning.

Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 32:1-2
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. …
Genesis 44:15
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?
Genesis 44:5
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
Proverbs 16:12-13
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. …
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
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: …

Topics

Citizens King Magistrate Nation Reverence Rulers Statecraft Subjects

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; an…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 10)

10. The last clause depends on the first, expressing the importance of equity in decisions, so authoritative.