Proverbs 16:10 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.
English ASV
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
English Amplified
Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
Divinely directed decisions are on the lips of the king; his mouth should not transgress in judgment.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
God’s verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not give an unfair judgment.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
An oracle is on the lips of the king: his mouth will not err in judgment.
English EASY 2024
A king speaks with God's authority. He must judge people in a fair way.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
When a king speaks, his words are law. So when he makes a decision, it is never a mistake.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The king speaks with divine authority; his decisions are always right.
English God's Word - GW 1995
When a divine revelation is on a king's lips, he cannot voice a wrong judgment.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
God's verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth should not err in judgment.
English KJV 1611
A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
English LSB
A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
An oracle is on the lips of the king; his mouth must not transgress in judgment.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A divine decision is in the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The king's lips are an oracle; no judgment he pronounces is false.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The divine verdict is in the words of the king, his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A king might speak as if his words come from God. But what he says should not turn right into wrong.
English NIV
The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth should not betray justice.
English NKJ 1982
Divination is on the lips of the king; His mouth must not transgress in judgment.
English NLT
The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
A king speaks the revelation of truth, so he must be extraordinarily careful in the decrees that he makes.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Inspired decisions are on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
God will help the king to judge the people fairly; there need be no mistakes.
English Tyndale 1537
When the prophecy is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgement.