Proverbs 16:10

New Century Version

The words of a king are like a message from God, so his decisions should be fair.

Cross References

Genesis 44:15

Joseph said to them, “What have you done? Didn’t you know that a man like me can learn things by signs and dreams?”

Genesis 44:5

The cup you have stolen is the one my master uses for drinking and for explaining dreams. You have done a very wicked thing!’ ”

2 Samuel 14:16

Maybe he will listen. Perhaps he will save me from those who want to keep both me and my son from getting what God gave us.’

1 Kings 3:28

When the people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision, they respected him very much. They saw he had wisdom from God to make the right decisions.

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his ruin. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God; he went into the Temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar for incense.

Psalm 99:4

The King is powerful and loves justice. Lord, you made things fair; you have done what is fair and right for the people of Jacob.

Proverbs 29:4

If a king is fair, he makes his country strong, but if he takes gifts dishonestly, he tears his country down.

Hosea 10:4

They make many false promises and agreements which they don’t keep. So people sue each other in court; they are like poisonous weeds growing in a plowed field.

Amos 5:7

You turn justice upside down, and you throw on the ground what is right.

Amos 6:12

Horses do not run on rocks, and people do not plow rocks with oxen. But you have changed fairness into poison; you have changed what is right into a bitter taste.