“Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.”
Proverbs 16:13 (KJV) |
Proverbs 16:13
From Proverbs 16, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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11
A just weight and balance are the LORD’s: all the weights of the bag are his work.
12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
14
The wrath of a king is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacify it.
15
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.