King James Version
Proverbs 16:13 in the King James Version says “Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.”
Proverbs 16:13 · KJV
A just weight and balance are the LORD'S: all the weights of the bag are his work. the weights: Heb. the stones
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
In the light of the king's countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“lips”
H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
“Righteous”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
“him that speaketh”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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