Proverbs 16:10

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;  , his mouth should not give an unfair judgement.

Cross References

Genesis 44:15

‘What have you done? ’ Joseph said to them. ‘Didn’t you know that a man like me could uncover the truth by divination? ’

Genesis 44:5

Isn’t this the cup that my master drinks from and uses for divination?  What you have done is wrong! ” ’

Amos 5:7

Those who turn justice into wormwood also throw righteousness to the ground.

Hosea 10:4

They speak mere words, taking false oaths while making covenants. So lawsuits break out like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

1 Kings 3:28

All Israel heard about the judgement the king had given, and they stood in awe of the king because they saw that God’s wisdom  was in him to carry out justice.

Amos 6:12

Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does anyone plough there with oxen? Yet you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood   –

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when he became strong, he grew arrogant,  and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.

2 Samuel 14:16

The king will surely listen in order to keep his servant from the grasp of this man who would eliminate both me and my son from God’s inheritance.

Proverbs 29:4

By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands ‘contributions’ demolishes it.