Proverbs 16:10
Strong's Lexicon
A divine verdict
קֶ֤סֶם ׀ (qe·sem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7081: 1) divination, witchcraft 1a) of the nations, Balaam 1b) of false prophets 1c) in a good sense (king's lips as oracles)

is on
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the lips
שִׂפְתֵי־ (śip̄·ṯê-)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: 1) lip, language, speech, shore, bank, brink, brim, side, edge, border, binding 1a) lip (as body part) 1b) language 1c) edge, shore, bank (of cup, sea, river, etc)

of a king;
מֶ֑לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: 1) king

his mouth
פִּֽיו׃ (pîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6310: peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21

should not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

betray
יִמְעַל־ (yim·‘al-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4603: 1) to act unfaithfully, act treacherously, transgress, commit a trespass 1a) (Qal) to act unfaithfully or treacherously 1a1) against man 1a2) against God 1a3) against devoted thing 1a4) against husband

justice.
בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט (bə·miš·pāṭ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

Young's Literal Translation
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God’s verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

New American Standard Bible
A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.

King James Bible
A divine sentence [is] in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.

New Living Translation
The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.

English Standard Version
An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.

New American Standard Bible
A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God's verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

International Standard Version
When a king is ready to speak officially, what he says should not err with respect to justice.

NET Bible
The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

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

English Revised Version
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Young's Literal Translation
An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
















Cross References
1 Kings 3:28
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 16:9
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Proverbs 16:11
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work.

Proverbs 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
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