Proverbs 16:10
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
Young's Literal Translation
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 deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step.
11A just beam and balances [are] Jehovah's, His work [are] all the stones of the bag.
Cross References
Genesis 44:15and Joseph saith to them, 'What [is] this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'
2 Samuel 14:16for the king doth hearken 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 Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath 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, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
Proverbs 16:12An abomination to kings [is] doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
Isaiah 32:1Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they 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 →