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Proverbs 16:10

NETBible	The divine verdict¹ is in the words² of the king, his pronouncements³ must not act treacherously⁴ against justice.
NIV © biblegateway Pro 16:10	The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:10	A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 16:10	The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 16:10	A good leader motivates, doesn't mislead, doesn't exploit.
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 16:10	Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 16:10	Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 16:10	Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
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KJV	A divine sentence <07081> [is] in the lips <08193> of the king <04428>_: his mouth <06310> transgresseth <04603> (8799) not in judgment <04941>_. {A divine...: Heb. Divination}
NASB © biblegateway Pro 16:10	A divine <07081> decision <07081> is in the lips <08193> of the king <04428> ; His mouth <06310> should not err <04603> in judgment <04941> .
LXXM	manteion {N-NSN} epi <1909> PREP ceilesin <5491> N-DPN basilewv <935> N-GSM en <1722> PREP de <1161> PRT krisei <2920> N-DSF ou <3364> ADV mh <3165> ADV planhyh <4105> V-APS-3S to <3588> T-NSN stoma <4750> N-NSN autou <846> D-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	The divine verdict <07081> is in <05921> the words <08193> of the king <04428> , his pronouncements <06310> must not <03808> act treacherously against <04603> justice <04941> .
HEBREW	wyp <06310> lemy <04603> al <03808> jpsmb <04941> Klm <04428> ytpv <08193> le <05921> Moq (16:10) <07081>

NETBible

The divine verdict¹ is in the words² of the king, his pronouncements³ must not act treacherously⁴ against justice.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “oracle” (so NAB, NIV) or “decision”; TEV “the king speaks with divine authority.” The term קֶסֶם (qesem) is used in the sense of “oracle; decision; verdict” (HALOT 1115-16 s.v.). The pronouncements of a king form an oracular sentence, as if he speaks for God; they are divine decisions (e.g., Num 22:7; 23:23; 2 Sam 14:20).

²tn Heb “on the lips.” The term “lips” is a metonymy of cause referring to what the king says – no doubt what he says officially.

³tn Heb “his mouth.” The term “mouth” is a metonymy of cause for what the king says: his pronouncements and legal decisions.

⁴sn The second line gives the effect of the first: If the king delivers such oracular sayings (קֶסֶם, qesem, translated “divine verdict”), then he must be careful in the decisions he makes. The imperfect tense then requires a modal nuance to stress the obligation of the king not to act treacherously against justice. It would also be possible to translate the verb as a jussive: Let the king not act treacherously against justice. For duties of the king, e.g., Psalm 72 and Isaiah 11. For a comparison with Ezekiel 21:23-26, see E. W. Davies, “The Meaning of qesem in Prov 16:10,” Bib 61 (1980): 554-56.