Proverbs 16:10
When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
In Context
9A man deuiseth a way in his heart: but it is the Lorde that ordereth his goynges.
11A true wayght and ballaunce are the Lordes iudgement: all the wayghtes of the bagge are his worke.
Cross References
Genesis 44:15And Ioseph sayde vnto them: what deede is this that ye haue done? Wote ye not that suche a man as I do consult with propheciers?
Proverbs 16:12Wicked doers are an abhomination to the kyng, for a kynges seate shoulde be holden vp with ryghteousnesse.
Isaiah 32:1Beholde, a kyng shall gouerne after the rule of righteousnesse, and the princes shall rule according to the ballaunce of equitie.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 16:10
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. Man is here represented to us, 1. As a reasonable creature, that has the faculty of contriving for himself: His heart devises his way, designs an end, and projects ways and means leading to that end, which the inferior creatures, who are governed by sense and natural instinct, cannot do. The more shame for him if he do not devise the way how to please God and provide for his everlasting state. 2. But as a depending creature, that is subject to the… Read the whole commentary →