Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
In context
11Honest balances and scales are Yahweh’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.
12It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.
14The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
15In the light of the king’s face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 16:13 · 口語訳聖書正しいくちびるは王に喜ばれる、彼は正しい事を言う者を愛する。한국어 · 잠언 16:13 · 개역한글의로운 입술은 왕들의 기뻐하는 것이요 정직히 말하는 자는 그들의 사랑을 입느니라Español · Proverbios 16:13 · Reina-Valera (1909)Los labios justos son el contentamiento de los reyes; y aman al que habla lo recto.Português · Provérbios 16:13 · Bíblia Livre (2018)Os lábios justos são do agrado dos reis, e eles amam ao que fala palavras direitas.
