PRO 16:10 Parallel View

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ULT Divination is on the lips of a king,
 ⇔ in judgment his mouth will not act unfaithfully.

UST Ideally, what kings say is from God,
⇔ and when kings judge, they surely speak justly.

BSB  ⇔ A divine verdict is on the lips of a king;
⇔ his mouth must not betray justice.

OEB  ⇔ The lips of the king are an oracle,
⇔ and the sentence he utters infallible.

WEB Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king.
⇔ He shall not betray his mouth.

NET The divine verdict is in the words of the king,
 ⇔ his pronouncements must not act treacherously against justice.

LSV An oath [is] on the lips of a king,
In judgment his mouth does not trespass.

FBV The king is inspired in what he says; he is not unreliable in his decisions.

T4T  ⇔ If God directs what a king says,
⇔ what he decides is always right/fair.

LEB • in judgment his mouth will not sin.

BBE Decision is in the lips of the king: his mouth will not go wrong in judging.

MOF No MOF PRO book available

JPS A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth trespasseth not in judgment.

ASV A divine sentence is in the lips of the king;
 ⇔ His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

DRA Divination is in the lips of the king, his mouth shall not err in judgment.

YLT An oath [is] on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

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

RV A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

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

KJB A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.[fn]
(A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.)

16.10 A divine…: Heb. Divination

BB When the prophecie is in the lippes of the kyng, his mouth shall not go wrong in iudgement.
(When the prophecie is in the lippes of the king, his mouth shall not go wrong in judgement.)

GNV A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in iudgement.
(A diuine sentence shall be in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not transgresse in judgement. )

CB When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.
(When ye/you_all prophecy is in ye/you_all lippes of ye/you_all king, his mouth shall not go wroge in judgement.)

WYC Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth schal not erre in doom.
(Dyuynyng is in the lippis of a king; his mouth shall not erre in doom.)

LUT Weissagung ist in dem Munde des Königs; sein Mund fehlet nicht im Gericht.
(Weissagung is in to_him Munde the kings; his Mund mistake not in_the Gericht.)

CLV [Divinatio in labiis regis; in judicio non errabit os ejus.[fn]
([Divinatio in labiis king; in yudicio not/no errabit os his.)

16.10 Divinatio in labiis regis. Quis alius rex non errat in judicio, etc., usque ad qui prophetarum ejus ora impleret. Pondus et statera. Lapides justi fortes, etc., usque ad mensuram fidei et gratiarum distribuit.

16.10 Divinatio in labiis king. Who alius rex not/no errat in yudicio, etc., usque to who prophetarum his ora impleret. Pondus and statera. Lapides justi fortes, etc., usque to mensuram of_faith and gratiarum distribuit.

BRN There is an oracle upon the lips of a king; and his mouth shall not err in judgment.

BrLXX Μαντεῖον ἐπὶ χείλεσι βασιλέως, ἐν δὲ κρίσει οὐ μὴ πλανηθῇ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ.
(Manteion epi ⱪeilesi basileōs, en de krisei ou maʸ planaʸthaʸ to stoma autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קֶ֤סֶם ׀ עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ

oracle on/upon lips king

Divination usually refers to the practice of trying to get information from spirits, which is a practice that Yahweh prohibited. However, Solomon uses the word here to refer to a king correctly communicating God’s decisions as God’s representative. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “Divinely inspired decisions are on the lips of a king”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קֶ֤סֶם & בְּ֝⁠מִשְׁפָּ֗ט

oracle & in/on/at/with,judgment

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of Divination and judgment, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “What someone discerns from God … when he judges”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׂפְתֵי

lips

See how you translated the same use of lips in 10:21.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מֶ֑לֶךְ

king

This verse describes the traits of an ideal, righteous king, not any king in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “an ideal king”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מֶ֑לֶךְ & פִּֽי⁠ו

king & mouth,his

Here, king and his represents righteous kings, not one particular king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any good king … that king’s mouth”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פִּֽי⁠ו

mouth,his

See how you translated the same use of mouth in 10:11.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לֹ֣א יִמְעַל

not sin

Here, Solomon refers to what a king says not being unjust as if his mouth were a person who will not act unfaithfully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “will not be unjust”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹ֣א יִמְעַל

not sin

Solomon is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: “will certainly act faithfully”

Parallel PRO 16:10