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Proverbs 16:13 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 16 · verse 13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.Proverbs 16:13 · King James Version
Proverbs 16:13 in context
11A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Righteoustsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- speakethdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- delightrâtsôwndelightH7522 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- lipssâphâhthe lipH8193 →
- loveʼâhabto have affection forH157 →
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Here is a further character of good kings, that they love and delight in those that speak right. 1. They hate parasites and those that flatter them, and are very willing that all about them should deal faithfully with them and tell them that which is true, whether it be pleasing or displeasing, both concerning persons…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary