Proverbs 16:10 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁰ When a king speaks, his words are law. His decisions should always be fair.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: His mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ A king’s speech is like an oracle; in a judgment, one can’t go against his words.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Foreknowledge is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not err in judgment.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 44:15

Joseph said to them, “Why have you done this? Didn’t you know that I have a special way of learning secrets. No person can do this better than me!”

Genesis 44:5

My master drinks from that cup and he uses it to learn secret things. What you did was wrong!’”

2 Samuel 14:16

The king will listen to me and save me from the man who wants to kill me and my son. That man just wants to keep us from getting the things God gave us.’

1 Kings 3:28

The people of Israel heard about King Solomon’s decision. They respected and honored him very much because he was wise. They saw that he had the wisdom of God [18] in making the right decisions.

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became strong, his pride caused him to be destroyed. He was not faithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [298]} to burn incense {\cf2\super [299]} on the altar {\cf2\super [300]} for burning incense.

Psalm 99:4

The Powerful King loves justice.\par God, you made goodness.\par You brought goodness and fairness\par to Jacob (Israel).\par

Proverbs 29:4

If a king is fair, then the nation will be strong. But if a king is selfish and people must pay him to do things for them, then the nation will be weak.

Hosea 10:4

They make promises—but they are only telling lies. They don’t keep their promises! They make agreements \{with other countries. God does not like those agreements\}. The judges are like poisonous weeds growing in a plowed field.

Amos 6:12

Do horses run over loose rocks? No!\par and people don’t use cows for plowing.\par But you turn everything upside down.\par You changed goodness to poison.\par You changed fairness to bitter poison.\par