Proverbs 16:10
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment."
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָסַם
qâçam
properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
שָׂפָה
sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
מָעַל
mâʻal
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
Key Terms in This Verse
מָעַל mâʻal
properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously
Study H4603 →קָסַם qâçam
properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine
Study H7080 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →שָׂפָה sâphâh
the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
Study H8193 →מִשְׁפָּט mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the pla...
Study H4941 →פֶּה peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to
Study H6310 →Cross References
Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.
And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?
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.
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
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:
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