Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A divine sentence
Transgresseth
Bible References
A divine sentence
Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.
Genesis 44:5
Is not this it in which my lord drinks, and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil in what ye have done.
Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for himself a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests, the Levites;
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God;
Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; a sceptre of uprightness is the sceptre of thy kingdom:
Psalm 72:1
{For Solomon.} O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
And the strength of the king that loveth justice. Thou hast established equity: it is thou that executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
Transgresseth
Hosea 10:4
They speak mere words, swearing falsely in making a covenant; therefore shall judgment spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the fields.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rock? will men plough thereon with oxen? For ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,