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 to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
Genesis 44:5
Is not this that with which my lord drinketh? and he observeth diligently with it; ye have done evil in that which ye have done.'
Deuteronomy 17:18
And it hath been, when he sitteth on the throne of his kingdom, that he hath written for himself the copy of this law, on a book, from that before the priests the Levites,
2 Samuel 23:3
He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man is righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.
Psalm 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1
By Solomon. O God, Thy judgments to the king give, And Thy righteousness to the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
And the strength of the king Hath loved judgment, Thou -- Thou hast established uprightness; Judgment and righteousness in Jacob, Thou -- Thou hast done.
Isaiah 32:1
Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.
Jeremiah 23:5
Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Transgresseth

Hosea 10:4
They have spoken words, To swear falsehood in making a covenant, And flourished as a poisonous herb hath judgment, on the furrows of a field.
Amos 5:7
Ye who are turning to wormwood judgment, And righteousness to the earth have put down,
Amos 6:12
Do horses run on a rock? Doth one plough it with oxen? For ye have turned to gall judgment, And the fruit of righteousness to wormwood.