Proverbs 16:10

A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

Cross References (14)

  • Isaiah 32:1–2 (4)

    Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.

  • Genesis 44:5 (3)

    Is this not the cup my master drinks from and uses for divination? What you have done is wicked!’”

  • Genesis 44:15 (3)

    “What is this deed you have done?” Joseph declared. “Do you not know that a man like me can surely divine the truth?”

  • Hosea 10:4 (2)

    They speak mere words; with false oaths they make covenants. So judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows

  • Jeremiah 23:5–6 (2)

    Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wis

  • Deuteronomy 17:18–20 (2)

    When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence

  • 1 Kings 3:28 (2)

    When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God

  • Psalms 72:1–4 (2)

    Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.

  • Amos 5:7 (2)

    There are those who turn justice into wormwood and cast righteousness to the ground.

  • Psalms 45:6–7 (2)

    Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.

  • Proverbs 16:12–13 (2)

    Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

  • 2 Samuel 23:3–4 (2)

    The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of

  • Amos 6:12 (1)

    “Do horses gallop on the cliffs? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit

  • Psalms 99:4 (1)

    The mighty King loves justice. You have established equity; You have exercised justice and righteousness in Jacob.