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 that in which my lord drinks, and how he indeed divines? Ye have done evil in so doing.
Deuteronomy 17:18
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for him a copy of this law in a book, out of [it] before the priests the Levites,
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me. He who rules over men righteously, who rules in the fear of God,
Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of straightness is the scepter of thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness to the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
The king's strength also loves justice. Thou establish equity. Thou execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in justice.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Transgresseth
Hosea 10:4
They speak [vain] words, swearing falsely in making covenants. Therefore judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth,
Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rock? Will [a man] plow [there] with oxen? That ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood,