Proverbs 16:10
An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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’s heart, deviseth his way, but, Yahweh, directeth his steps.
Cross References
Genesis 44:15And Joseph said to them, What is this deed which ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I, can even divine?
2 Samuel 14:16For the king can hearken, to rescue his handmaid out of the power of the man who would seek to destroy both me and my son together, out of the inheritance of God.
1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had delivered, and they stood in awe before the king,—for they saw, that, the wisdom of God, was in him, to execute justice.
Psalms 72:1O God! thy justice, give, unto the king, And thy righteousness, unto the son of a king;
Proverbs 16:12The abomination of kings, is to work lawlessness, for, by righteousness, is established a throne.
Isaiah 32:1Lo! in righteousness, shall reign a king, Yea even princes, with equity, shall bear rule.
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 →