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.