Proverbs 16:10 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Proverbs 16:10 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Proverbs 16:108 words

HebrewMeaning

קֶ֤סֶםqesem

divinationnounH7081

divine sentence · witchcraft

עַֽלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

שִׂפְתֵיśipətēy

bandnounH8193

bank · binding · border · brim ···

מֶ֑לֶךְmelekə

kingnounH4428

royal

בְּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗טbəmišəpāṭ

ceremonypronH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִמְעַלyiməʿal

transgressverbH4603

(commit · do a) trespass

פִּֽי/וpiyw

mouthnounH6310

-ing to) · after · appointment · assent ···

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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