Proverbs 16:10

God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

Genesis 44:5

Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wrong!’”

Genesis 44:15

“What is this you have done?” Joseph said to them. “Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination?”

Deuteronomy 17:18-20

When he is seated on his royal throne, he is to write a copy of this instruction for himself on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

2 Samuel 23:3-4

The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,

1 Kings 3:28

All Israel heard about the judgment the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom was in him to carry out justice.

Psalm 45:6-7

Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.

Psalm 72:1-4

Solomonic.God, give Your justice to the king
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.

Psalm 99:4

The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.

Proverbs 16:12-13

Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
since a throne is established through righteousness.

Isaiah 32:1-2

Indeed, a king will reign righteously,
and rulers will rule justly.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

“The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Hosea 10:4

They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

Amos 5:7

Those who turn justice into wormwood
throw righteousness to the ground.

Amos 6:12

Do horses gallop on the cliffs;
does anyone plow there with oxen?
Yet you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Transgresseth

Bible References

A divine sentence

Proverbs 16:12
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,
since a throne is established through righteousness.
Genesis 44:5
Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wrong!’”
Deuteronomy 17:18
When he is seated on his royal throne, he is to write a copy of this instruction for himself on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,
Psalm 45:6
Your throne, God, is forever and ever;
the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
Psalm 72:1
Solomonic.God, give Your justice to the king
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
Psalm 99:4
The mighty King loves justice.
You have established fairness;
You have administered justice
and righteousness in Jacob.
Isaiah 32:1
Indeed, a king will reign righteously,
and rulers will rule justly.
Jeremiah 23:5
“The days are coming”—this is the Lord’s declaration—
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Transgresseth

Hosea 10:4
They speak mere words,
taking false oaths while making covenants.
So lawsuits break out
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
Amos 5:7
Those who turn justice into wormwood
throw righteousness to the ground.
Amos 6:12
Do horses gallop on the cliffs;
does anyone plow there with oxen?
Yet you have turned justice into poison
and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood

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