13The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,


In Context

10 An oath is on the lips of a king, In judgment his mouth trespasseth not.

11 A just beam and balances are Jehovah's, His work are all the stones of the bag.

12 An abomination to kings is doing wickedness, For by righteousness is a throne established.

13 The delight of kings are righteous lips, And whoso is speaking uprightly he loveth,

14 The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.

15 In the light of a king's face is life, And his good-will is as a cloud of the latter rain.

Proverbs 16:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Just lips are the delight of kings: he that speaketh right things shall be loved.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; And they love him that speaketh right.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh aright.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight or kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaks right.