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Proverbs 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

KJV

Divinatio in labiis regis ; in judicio non errabit os ejus.

Vulgate

μαντεῖον ἐπὶ χείλεσιν βασιλέως, ἐν δὲ κρίσει οὐ μὴ πλανηθῇ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.

LXX

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

ASV

קֶ֤סֶם עַֽל שִׂפְתֵי מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לֹ֣א יִמְעַל פִּֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

י
y
noun · 422×
י
y
noun · 496×
י
y
noun · 177×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מָֽעֲלוּ
m'lv
verb · 35×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
קְסָמִ֖ים
qsmym
verb · 11×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 44:5 — Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
  • Gen 44:15 — And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
  • Isa 32:1 — Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
  • Jas 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.