Font Size
Proverbs 16:8-10
King James Version
Proverbs 16:8-10
King James Version
8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps.
10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 16:8-10
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 16:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 Better is a little with righteousness
Than great income with injustice.
9 The mind of a (A)person plans his way,
But (B)the Lord directs his steps.
10 A divine (C)verdict is on the lips of the king;
His mouth should not [a]err in judgment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 16:10 Lit be unfaithful
Proverbs 16:8-10
New International Version
Proverbs 16:8-10
New International Version
9 In their hearts humans plan their course,
but the Lord establishes their steps.(C)
10 The lips of a king speak as an oracle,
and his mouth does not betray justice.(D)
Proverbs 16:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
Proverbs 16:8-10
1599 Geneva Bible
8 (A)Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without equity.
9 The heart of [a]man purposeth his way: but the Lord doth direct his steps.
10 A divine sentence shall be in the lips of the king: his mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Proverbs 16:9 He showeth the folly of man, which thinketh that his ways are in his own hand, and yet it is able to remove one foot except God give force.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) 
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.
1599 Geneva Bible (GNV) 
Geneva Bible, 1599 Edition. Published by Tolle Lege Press. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations in articles, reviews, and broadcasts.