Charles Ellicott Commentary Proverbs 8:16

"By me princes rule, And nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth." — Proverbs 8:16 (ASV)

All the judges of the earth.—By the aid of heavenly wisdom only can they give right and just judgments and so fulfill the high office delegated to them by God Himself, by virtue of which they are themselves termed "gods" (Exodus 22:28; Psalms 82:1). For the same reason, kings, as ruling by His authority, have the same title accorded to them (Psalms 45:6).