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
An abomination of kings to do injustice: for in justice shall the throne be prepared.
Genesis 44:5
Is it not this which my lord will drink in it, and divining he will divine in it? ye were evil in which ye did.
Deuteronomy 17:18
And it was when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom and he wrote for him this second law upon a book, from before the priests, the Levites.
2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel said to me, the Rock of Israel spake a parable upon the just man: a parable to fear God.
Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, forever and ever: a rod of straightness the rod of thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1
To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
And the king's strength loved judgment; thou didst prepare uprightnesses, thou didst judgment and justice in Jacob.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign for justice, and for chiefs they shall rule for judgment
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold the days coming, says Jehovah, and I raised up to David a just sprout, and a king reigned and prospered, and he did judgment and justice in the earth.

Transgresseth

Hosea 10:4
They spake words swearing falsehood, cutting out a covenant: and judgment broke forth as the head upon the furrows of the field
Amos 5:7
Turning judgment to wormwood and they put down justice in the earth.
Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rock? will he plough with oxen? for ye turned judgment to poison and the fruit of justice to wormwood.