Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
His mouth should not
King James Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Holman Bible
his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
International Standard Version
When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.
A Conservative Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
American Standard Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Amplified
A divine decision [given by God] is on the lips of the king [as His representative];
His mouth should not be unfaithful or unjust in judgment.
Bible in Basic English
Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
Darby Translation
An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
Julia Smith Translation
Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment
King James 2000
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresses not in judgment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.
Modern King James verseion
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgment.
NET Bible
The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.
New Heart English Bible
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
The Emphasized Bible
An oracle, is on the lips of a king, in giving sentence, his mouth must not be unfaithful.
Webster
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
World English Bible
Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
Youngs Literal Translation
An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
9
The heart of man devises his way, but the LORD directs his steps.
10
His mouth should not
Names
Cross References
Genesis 44:5
Is this not the one in which my lord drinks and in which indeed he divines? Ye have done evil in so doing.
Genesis 44:15
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? Know ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
And it shall be when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall cause a copy of this second law to be written in a book in the presence of the priests the Levites;
2 Samuel 23:3-4
The God of Israel dictated unto me, the strong One of Israel spoke): He that rules over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of that judgment which the king had judged, and they feared the king, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to judge.
Psalm 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, is eternal and for ever, the rod of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1-4
Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
Psalm 99:4
The king's strength is that he loves judgment; thou dost establish equity; thou dost execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
Proverbs 16:12-13
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.
Isaiah 32:1-2
Behold, one king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall preside unto judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Hosea 10:4
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment shall spring up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood and leave off doing righteousness in the earth,
Amos 6:12
Shall horses run upon the rocks? will one plow there with oxen? why have ye turned judgment into hemlock, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood?