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Proverbs 16:10–11

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A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
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From verse 10

  1. Isaiah 32:1–2Rank 1 from verse 10
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    1BEHOLD, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  2. Genesis 44:15Rank 2 from verse 10
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    15And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

  3. Genesis 44:5Rank 3 from verse 10
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    5Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

  4. 1 Kings 3:28Rank 4 from verse 10
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    28And 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.

  5. 2 Samuel 23:3–4Rank 5 from verse 10
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    3The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

    4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

  6. Amos 5:7Rank 6 from verse 10
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    7Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

  7. Deuteronomy 17:18–20Rank 7 from verse 10
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    18And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites:

    19And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do them:

    20That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.

  8. Hosea 10:4Rank 8 from verse 10
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    4They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.

  9. Jeremiah 23:5–6Rank 9 from verse 10
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    5¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.

    6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  10. Proverbs 16:12–13Rank 10 from verse 10
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    12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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

  11. Psalms 45:6–7Rank 11 from verse 10
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

    7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

  12. Psalms 72:1–4Rank 12 from verse 10
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    1GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.

    2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

    3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.

    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  13. Amos 6:12Rank 13 from verse 10
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    12¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

  14. Psalms 99:4Rank 14 from verse 10
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    4The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

From verse 11

  1. Proverbs 11:1Rank 1 from verse 11
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    1A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight.

  2. Proverbs 20:10Rank 2 from verse 11
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    10Divers weights, and divers measures, both of them are alike abomination to the Lord.

  3. Proverbs 20:23Rank 3 from verse 11
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    23Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord; and a false balance is not good.

  4. Deuteronomy 25:13–15Rank 4 from verse 11
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    13¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.

    14Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small.

    15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

  5. Ezekiel 45:10Rank 5 from verse 11
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    10Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.

  6. Hosea 12:7Rank 6 from verse 11
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    7He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.

  7. Leviticus 19:35–36Rank 7 from verse 11
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    35¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

    36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.

  8. Amos 8:5Rank 8 from verse 11
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    5Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit?

  9. Micah 6:11Rank 9 from verse 11
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    11Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?

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Proverbs 16:10

COMBINED MEANING

divine

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Sense 1: Pertaining to God, proceeding from God, or set apart to his service. Sense 2: To seek or declare hidden or future things by a familiar spirit or other claimed supernatural means.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sentence

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A judgment, decision, or decree pronounced by one having authority, especially a condemning judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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lips

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Sense 1: The physical borders of the mouth. Sense 2: By extension, speech or utterance.

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king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

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mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

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transgresseth

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Passes beyond, violates, breaks, rebels against, or fails to abide in a command, law, covenant, boundary, or doctrine.

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judgment

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The act, authority, process, cause, or result of judging; discernment, legal hearing, verdict, ordinance, justice, government, vindication, condemnation, or punishment.

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Proverbs 16:11

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weight

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Sense 1: Heaviness or a measured load. Sense 2: Figuratively, a burden, importance, influence, force, or consequence.

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balance

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A pair of scales or other weighing instrument used to determine equality or difference of weight.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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weights

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Sense 1: Measures or objects used to determine heaviness. Sense 2: The standards by which things are weighed.

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bag

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A flexible container or pouch used to carry or hold something.

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work

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Sense 1: Labour, occupation, an assigned task, or service. Sense 2: An action, deed, operation, effect, product, thing made, or manner of workmanship. Sense 3: To labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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16:9A man’s heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.

16:10A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.

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16:11A just weight and balance are the Lord’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.

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

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