Proverbs 16:10
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, || In judgment his mouth does not trespass.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
In Context
9The heart of man devises his way, || And YHWH establishes his step.
11A just beam and balances [are] YHWH’s, || All the stones of the bag [are] His work.
Cross References
Genesis 44:15and Joseph says to them, “What [is] this deed that you have done? Have you not known that a man like me diligently observes?”
2 Samuel 14:16for the king listens to deliver his handmaid out of the paw of the man [seeking] to destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God,
1 Kings 3:28And all [in] Israel hear of the judgment that the king has judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God [is] in his heart to do judgment.
Psalms 72:1BY SOLOMON. O God, give Your judgments to the king, || And Your righteousness to the king’s Son.
Proverbs 16:12Doing wickedness [is] an abomination to kings, || For a throne is established by righteousness.
Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king reigns for righteousness, || As for princes, they rule for 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 →