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Proverbs 16:10

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

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Lexical meaning

קֶסֶםqeçem · keh'-sem
H7081 · Hebrew

Definition: a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle
Derivation: from H7080 (קָסַם);
KJV renderings: (reward of) divination, divine sentence, witchcraft.
Grammar: קֶ֤סֶם — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 22:7 Numbers 23:23 Deuteronomy 18:10 1 Samuel 15:23 2 Kings 17:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קֶסֶם here.

Verse 9 Verse 11

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.