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קֶ֤סֶם עַֽל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶ֑לֶךְ בְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לֹ֣א יִמְעַל־פִּֽיו׃ (Proverbs 16:10) An oracle is on the lips of a king; in judgment, his mouth does not betray. Syntax as the Throne of Judgment Proverbs 16:10 is a proverb about royal authority, emphasizing the weight of a king’s words in the context of justice. The verse draws on metaphor and legal language, structured in a two-part parallelism. Its syntax reflects both reverence for royal speech and the ethical ideal that a king’s mouth should never betray justice.… Learn Hebrew