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Proverbs 16:10

10 The king speaks with divine wisdom;

he must never judge unfairly.

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Proverbs 16:10 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,

and his mouth does not betray justice.

Proverbs 16:10 — English Standard Version (ESV)

10 An oracle is on the lips of a king;

his mouth does not sin in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king:

His mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 Divination is on the lips of the king;

His mouth must not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 The words of a king are like a message from God,

so his decisions should be fair.

Proverbs 16:10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;

His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 When a divine revelation is on a king’s lips, 

he cannot voice a wrong judgment. 

Proverbs 16:10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 God’s verdict is on the lips of a king;

his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king;

his mouth does not sin in judgment.

Proverbs 16:10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 A decision is upon the lips of a king;

in judgment his mouth will not sin.

Proverbs 16:10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 A king might speak as if his words come from God.

But what he says should not turn right into wrong.

Proverbs 16:10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 A divine decision is in the lips of the king;

His mouth should not err in judgment.


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