Proverbs 16:10
There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
In Context
9All the works of the Lord are done with righteousness; and the ungodly man is kept for the evil day.
11The poise of the balance is righteousness with the Lord; and his works are righteous measures.
Cross References
Genesis 44:15And Joseph said to them, What is this thing that ye have done? know ye not that a man such as I can surely divine?
2 Samuel 14:16for the king will hear. Let him rescue his handmaid out of the hand of the man that seeks to cast out me and my son from the inheritance of God.
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard this judgment which the king judged, and they feared before the king; because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to execute judgment.
Psalms 72:1A Psalm for Asaph. How good is God to Israel, to the upright in heart!
Proverbs 16:12An evil-doer is an abomination to a king; for the throne of rule is established by righteousness.
Isaiah 32:1For, behold, a righteous king shall reign, and princes shall govern with judgment.
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 →