Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
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.
Interlinear
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 16:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
9 The heart of man deviseth his way, And Jehovah establisheth his step. 10 An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not. 11 A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.
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Cross References
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.'
Genesis 44:15
and Joseph saith to them, 'What is this deed that ye have done? have ye not known that a man like me doth diligently observe?'
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
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 23:3-4
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.
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel hear of the judgment that the king hath judged, and fear because of the king, for they have seen that the wisdom of God is in his heart, to do judgment.
Psalm 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, is age-during, and for ever, A sceptre of uprightness Is the sceptre of Thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:1-4
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.
Proverbs 16:12-13
An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.
Isaiah 32:1-2
Lo, for righteousness doth a king reign, As to princes, for judgment they rule.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
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.
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.